This is a great image featuring fascinating ocean facts. A friend shared it with me and I thought everyone should see it. My only note to add is that sperm whales can actually dive up to 10,000 feet, although most dives are less than 6,500 feet. Other than that, enjoy! And a thanks to mastersdegree.net… [read more]
Introducing oceanographer Josh Willis
In my ongoing pursuit to understand ocean science and marine life, I’ve attended many lectures. My favorite and one that still stands out in my memory was presented by Josh Willis, an oceanographer who works for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, more commonly known as JPL. What was so great about this talk? It was presented… [read more]
Diving into the more complicated side of the ocean
When I started writing my blog, I purposely named it Ocean Wild Things to keep my options open. Because not only do the world’s oceans contain many wild and crazy critters, oceans are wild in every way. My intention was to write about the physical characteristics of the oceans right away, but the more I… [read more]