Thriving In Extreme Conditions
A mineral chimney and microbe mats on the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico. Mineral chimneys are associated with sea vents that release oil and gas. The microbe mats are lying on sediments next to the...
View ArticleFrom the Editor’s Desk: Public Funding of Science
YouCut – a first-of-its-kind project – is designed to defeat the permissive culture of runaway spending in Congress. It allows you to vote, both online and on your cell phone, on spending cuts that you...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Overhaul the Funding of Ocean Science
The National Research Council (NRC) released the first-ever Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences(DSOS) report on 23 January 2015 as commissioned by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Division of Ocean...
View ArticleThe Fantastical Beasts of the Deep Gulf of Mexico
I recently returned from nearly two weeks at sea with a motley and intrepid crew exploring the Gulf of Mexico almost a mile and half deep. You can read up on our adventures on our Reddit AMA. The main...
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