Andrew is a post-doctoral researcher in North Carolina focused on population and conservation genetics in hydrothermal vent communities.



David is a graduate student in Florida. He studies the ecology and conservation of sharks.




Amy is a graduate student in North Carolina studying local ecological knowledge within small scale fisheries.



Chuck is a graduate student in North Carolina focusing on apex predators and how they interact with fisheries.




Lyndell is a graduate student in North Carolina, studying the feeding ecology of cownose rays.




Iris is a graduate student in Washington studying habitat use and feeding habits of juvenile Pacific salmon and herring in Puget Sound.



Michael is a graduate student in Maryland investigating the visual systems of mantis shrimp.



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Seven Miles Down

Piccard and Walsh descend into the Challenger Deep. More than 60 years later, we've returned. Cover of Life Magazine, 1960

Piccard and Walsh descend into the Challenger Deep. More than 60 years later, we're returning. Cover of Life Magazine, 1960

The dive is happening. It’s happening now. Follow along with James Cameron and @DeepSeaChallenge.

More videos of James Cameron’s upcoming dive Challenger Deep

Yes, we’re excited.

The Race to the Bottom Heats Up

In which James Cameron makes my week awesome:

Also covered at Deep Sea News and Sea Monster.

 

Weekly dose of TED – James Cameron: Before Avatar … a curious boy

The Biology of Pandora

I have a long standing bet with my father that goes something like this: you show me any fantastical creature from science fiction, and I’ll show you something from the natural world that makes your alien look like a care-bear. Basically, it’s the old truth-is-stranger-than-fiction idiom. This held up through “Alien”, “Predator”, “Starship Troopers”, “Star Wars I, II, III, IV, V, and VI” and a host of other great and not-so-great science fiction adventures. When I heard about “Avatar”, the awe inspiring special effects, the bizarre reports of people being depressed after seeing it, and the incredible description of a totally new world, I though I had finally lost that bet.

I was wrong. Continue reading The Biology of Pandora