It is well known that ~70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water. Of this, 90% lies beyond the continental shelf and is greater…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #2 The Deep Sea is the Earth's Largest EnvironmentAuthor: Dr. M
Craig McClain is the Executive Director of the Lousiana University Marine Consortium. He has conducted deep-sea research for 20 years and published over 50 papers in the area. He has participated in and led dozens of oceanographic expeditions taken him to the Antarctic and the most remote regions of the Pacific and Atlantic. Craig’s research focuses on how energy drives the biology of marine invertebrates from individuals to ecosystems, specifically, seeking to uncover how organisms are adapted to different levels of carbon availability, i.e. food, and how this determines the kinds and number of species in different parts of the oceans. Additionally, Craig is obsessed with the size of things. Sometimes this translated into actually scientific research. Craig’s research has been featured on National Public Radio, Discovery Channel, Fox News, National Geographic and ABC News. In addition to his scientific research, Craig also advocates the need for scientists to connect with the public and is the founder and chief editor of the acclaimed Deep-Sea News (https://www.deepseanews.com/), a popular ocean-themed blog that has won numerous awards. His writing has been featured in Cosmos, Science Illustrated, American Scientist, Wired, Mental Floss, and the Open Lab: The Best Science Writing on the Web.
ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #2 The Deep Sea is the Earth’s Largest Environment
It is well known that ~70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water. Of this, 90% lies beyond the continental shelf and is greater…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #2 The Deep Sea is the Earth’s Largest EnvironmentI Wanna Be a Pirate
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[The Archaen] was collected at Axial Volcano on the Juan de Fuca Ridge off the coast of Washington and Oregon. Fixing nitrogen at 92 C…
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Sure there is the destruction of marine habitats issue. Or maybe you prefer not to eat fish from the deep because they are oily, nasty,…
View More One More Reason Not to Eat Deep -Sea FishAnd Females Shall Rule the Deep Pt. 2
The Scientist has a great write up about deep-sea biologists Victoria Orphan and Shana Goffredi. Victoria Orphan wanted to be a marine biologist ever since…
View More And Females Shall Rule the Deep Pt. 2And Females Shall Rule the Deep
The Portsmouth Herald discusses sexual dimorphism, specifically body size, in a cheeky sort of pop press way. This is something we never do (e.g. Man…
View More And Females Shall Rule the DeepARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #1 The Definition of Deep Sea
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View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #1 The Definition of Deep SeaMan Eating Sponges
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View More Man Eating SpongesThe 12 (+1) Days of Christmas Deep Sea Style
To celebrate the move over and the holiday season, we will be reposting the 25 Things You Should Know About The Deep Sea series. There…
View More The 12 (+1) Days of Christmas Deep Sea Style