Viruses in seawater (Zimmer)
October 12th, 2007 | Published in Biology, Oceanography, Science, Quotes
There are 10 billion viruses in every quart of seawater.
–Carl Zimmer, Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea, p. 213
Oceanography
Seabed maps (Bryson)
March 14th, 2007 | Published in Oceanography, Astronomy, Science, Quotes
We have better maps of Mars than we do of our own seabeds.
–Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003), 245