Oceanography

Will Michael Shermer's ET Be Interested In Marine Life?

Michael Shermer of Michael Shermer: What Will ET Look Like?  has inspired me to write a sci fi. Shermer's ET, whether a bipedal primate or not, is attractive for a theme of oceans and humans-- both representing new experiences. An extraterrestrial, y ...

Article - Hatice Cullingford - Jan 20 2009 - 12:56pm

Is Antarctica Warming Or Cooling? Yes

The consensus among scientists has been that while much of the globe has been getting warmer, a large part of Antarctica – the East Antarctic Ice Sheet – has actually been getting colder.   Not so, say Eric Steig, a University of Washington professor of Ea ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2009 - 1:58pm

Sea Dead Zones Could Expand Due To Global Warming, Say Danish Researchers

Dead zones are low-oxygen areas in the ocean where higher life forms such as fish, crabs and clams are not able to live.   In shallow coastal regions, for examples, dead zones can be caused by runoff of excess fertilizers from farming. A team of Danish res ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 25 2009 - 2:18pm

Some Environmental Scientists Seem To Have A Grudge Against The Oceans

Dumping tires in the water to create an artificial reef sounds either inspired or crazy.  It turned out to be crazy but there was a scientific hypothesis to it.  You just had to buy into their chain of logic. There was also a lesson.   Not everything needs ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 30 2009 - 1:51pm

Of Milk And Honey With Salt And Ice

Are you ready for a treat? Have you ever wished you could be with Charles Darwin on his travels just for one day? Perhaps-- when he first saw immense glaciers? Well, I've arranged today to imagine what-and-where of him and the Beagle in South America ...

Blog Post - Hatice Cullingford - Feb 6 2009 - 9:11pm

30 Days Of Evolution Blogging: The Origin of Galapagos Plume in Bloom

Charles Darwin wrote in 1835 about the Galapagos Islands: "September 15th — This archipelago consists of ten principal islands, of which five exceed the others in size. They are situated under the Equator, and between five and six hundred miles westw ...

Blog Post - Hatice Cullingford - Feb 5 2009 - 5:44pm

What's Down There, Anyway?

Google Earth has the answer to this question, apparently.  Developers are starting to include ocean floor data in the maps accessible via the program.  It's about time, really- but first I have to vent a bit...  ...

Blog Post - Mrs. H. - Feb 3 2009 - 10:11pm

Jason, Oh Jason!

Right now we have a tandem situation. Jason-1 and Jason-2 are flying in tandem above our heads. Sounds like fun perhaps, but who cares? And who are Jason and what's with the numbers, anyways? ...

Article - Bente Lilja Bye - Feb 7 2009 - 7:02pm

Bioluminescence- Luminescent Krill Due To 'Light Switch' Muscles

The phenomenon of light emission by living organisms, bioluminescence, is quite common, especially in marine species. It is known that light is generated by chemical reactions in which oxygen molecules play an important part. In the animal world, these che ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 23 2009 - 7:35pm

Deep Ocean: Mother Nature's Very Own Science Fiction Movie

Contrary to popular belief (trekkies especially) space is not yet the final frontier- we still have plenty of  unexplored frontier closer to home yet farther away from pop culture imagination: the oceans.   The deep ocean remains one of the last truly expl ...

Article - Erin Richards - Mar 5 2009 - 10:58pm