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My book "Ask An Ocean Explorer"(*) is out in 30 days (on 21 Feb).
So for the next 30 days, I'll be sharing some of the wonders & history of exploring the deep here, in #30daysofdeep
(*<cough>available for pre-order, e.g. amazon.co.uk/Ask-Ocean-Expl…; also for Kindle, & audio book)
So for the next 30 days, I'll be sharing some of the wonders & history of exploring the deep here, in #30daysofdeep
(*<cough>available for pre-order, e.g. amazon.co.uk/Ask-Ocean-Expl…; also for Kindle, & audio book)
On this day, 59 years ago, two people reached the ocean's deepest point for the first time.
Here's a wonderful account by one of them, Don Walsh, in his own words: scientificamerican.com/article/diving…
And here's some archive newsreel footage:
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Here's a wonderful account by one of them, Don Walsh, in his own words: scientificamerican.com/article/diving…
And here's some archive newsreel footage:
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Here's Gorringe Bank, a twin-peaked seamount near Portugal that rises from ~5 km deep to ~50 m deep, taller than Mont Blanc in the Alps. Home to >800 species, from deep-sea glass sponges to kelp.
Discovered by USS Gettysburg in 1875 under Capt Henry Gorringe.
Here's Gorringe Bank, a twin-peaked seamount near Portugal that rises from ~5 km deep to ~50 m deep, taller than Mont Blanc in the Alps. Home to >800 species, from deep-sea glass sponges to kelp.
Discovered by USS Gettysburg in 1875 under Capt Henry Gorringe.
Hi tweeps! Remember back in March, I made a mega-thread of amazing #WomenInSTEM that you should follow, especially for #IWD2018? If not, here's the 'moment' I made from it twitter.com/i/moments/9718…
Well, today (19 Nov) is #InternationalMensDay #IMD2018, and I wanted to mark the occasion. So here are SIXTY men working in STEM who also happen to be some of my favourite tweeps. This is by no means an exhaustive list - please don't be offended if you're not on it!
PS: I have some actual (paid) work to do today, so I'll update the list when I can, in between all my other commitments. Please be patient 😊
I’ve had such a fun year telling science stories with wonderful people around the world 😊 so wanted to say thanks with a thread of some 2017 highlights! 🙏
Kicking off with @BBCEarth & @aluciaprod who I had the real privilege of working with on #blueplanet2 🌍 #ourblueplanet
Kicking off with @BBCEarth & @aluciaprod who I had the real privilege of working with on #blueplanet2 🌍 #ourblueplanet
@BBCEarth @aluciaprod Next up is the @cbbc #BluePeter team - they are just fantastic & it’s always a laugh + mega exciting to do science items on such an amazing show
(This year incl giant foamy 🌈 fountains + the epic zipline dangling from just the friction between two interleaved books!)
(This year incl giant foamy 🌈 fountains + the epic zipline dangling from just the friction between two interleaved books!)
Thanks to the @BBC_Teach team for the two really great #bbcterrificscientific #bbclivelessons. Live is always very fun, especially when it involves super speedy 🏎 or a misbehaving 🐪 & 🐍!!
Imagine a world where enormous fish leap out of the ocean to attack unaware birds flying casually above the surface.. #BluePlanet2 1/n
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