Arctic drilling – Southern Fried Science

Deep-sea gator bait, a mining company’s continued decline, why are there so many Garfield phones on French beaches, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: April 1, 2019.

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Andrew Thaler

Weekly Salvage

Foghorn (A Call to Action!)

Shameless plug for my Patreon! This month, subscribers who sign up for the Ocean Pun Sticker reward will get this glorious squat lobster in high quality vinyl. Suitable for dive gear, laptops, field equipment, or anywhere luxuriously goofy stickers are displayed.

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

Gator falls!
- Scientists Dropped Dead Gators to the Seafloor to See What Bites.
- Why A Scientist Dropped Dead Alligators In The Gulf Of Mexico.

Each giant isopod is around the size of a football. LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM

Researchers beginning to uncover the mystery of hagfish’s zombie hearts.

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