Frank A. brought my attention to this video on Marie Tharpe at the New York Times. Other scientists dismissed her work as “girl talk,” but…
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Welcome Attleboro
A big welcome to Attleboro High School’s AP Biology (I presume MA). There instructor, Mr. Lemire, linked to DSN from the course blog. Students please…
View More Welcome AttleboroCalamari Wrestler
Urged by a reader and previous buzz, I finally managed to watch the Calamari Wrestler. The movie is an over-the-top satire of Rocky with a…
View More Calamari Wrestler25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #14 The Deep Sea Is Not Stable
The first new 25 Things at Sb! So grab a cup-o-joe and read on! The extremes of the physical deep-sea environment (temperature, pressure, and lack…
View More 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #14 The Deep Sea Is Not StableNew Sb'ling
Dolphins & silly little monkeys…they’re smatter than you think. Actually…dolphins are dangerous and monkeys throw poo. Luckily, the latest addittion to Sb, Developing Intelligence, has…
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Dolphins & silly little monkeys…they’re smatter than you think. Actually…dolphins are dangerous and monkeys throw poo. Luckily, the latest addittion to Sb, Developing Intelligence, has…
View More New Sb’lingThe Goddess Visits the South Pole
The BBC higlights a January expedition of Southampton Oceanographic Centre’s (SOC) ROV Isis to the Antarctic. The project is to explore the sediment and organisms…
View More The Goddess Visits the South PoleI am quite tired having worked all day at the produce of my net
Peter McGrath, one of the project’s founders, brought my attention to the Beagle Project. The goal is to build a replica of the Beagle and…
View More I am quite tired having worked all day at the produce of my netCraig Is Moving to Dubai!
I love being out to sea, 2 months on a research vessel is heaven. I eagerly read about projects like Freedom Ship and Trilobis and…
View More Craig Is Moving to Dubai!ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #13 Extreme Temperatures Affect Biological Rates
You may remember from high school or college chemistry that temperature affects the rate of chemical reactions. A reaction between two molecules can only occur…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #13 Extreme Temperatures Affect Biological Rates