My favorite thing about Christmas is the stories. To me, the holiday comes wrapped in pictures, histories, tales, and yarns just like the gifts setting under the tree. The feast begins after Thanksgiving Day as networks broadcast animated snowmen, elves, and reindeer. Classic stories like Miracle on 34th Street and Christmas Carol make the season . . . → Read More: This Christmas, make it “Moby Duck”
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By Dr. M, on  December 25th, 2006  2 comments  25 Things  Antarctica, Hydrothermal Vent, Mediterranean, Metabolism, Temperature, Thermocline You may remember from high school or college chemistry that temperature affects the rate of chemical reactions. A reaction between two molecules can only occur if those two molecules collide with sufficient energy (collision theory). Heating causes molecules to gain energy, increasing their velocity (kinetic theory). A higher velocity increases the probability of two molecules . . . → Read More: ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #13 Extreme Temperatures Affect Biological Rates
At one of this holiday’s events, someone asked when I knew I wanted to be a marine biologist. It was college when I realized I could make a living by ‘playing’ in the ocean. However, I have always wanted to explore new frontiers both intellectually and physically. A quote from my favorite movie of all . . . → Read More: You don’t like coconuts
By Dr. M, on December 24th, 2006 3 comments 25 Things, Biodiversity Agassiz, Azoic, Bathybius, Belemnite, Challenger Expedition, Coelacanth, Crinoid, Huxley, Living Fossil, Mesoteuthidea, Monoplacophora, Neopilina, Sars, Spirula, Vampiroteuthis The series continues! Chris Mah and Peter’s recent and wonderful posts have goaded me into next segment of the 25 Things You Should Know About The Deep Sea (the last post in this series links to all the previous). The beginnings of deep-sea science in the late 1800′s was dominated by two ideas about . . . → Read More: ARHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #12 Where Deep Sea Organisms Come From
By Dr. M, on December 23rd, 2006 Leave a comment 25 Things Bacteria, Macrofauna, Megafauna, Meiofauna I personally love doing this series because it allows me to explore and solidify a variety of ideas I mull over on daily basis. Previously in this series I have discussed the difficulty of sampling, the variety of habitats, linkages to the oceans surface, body size, conservation, undiscovered species, biodiversity, unexplored regions, the large spatial . . . → Read More: ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #11 A Variety of Organisms Inhabit the Deep
By Dr. M, on December 22nd, 2006 11 comments Cephalopods! 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Architeuthis, Giant Squid, Mollusca, squid How separated is Architeuthis and Kevin Bacon you ask? As you might remember although the Giant Squid had some cameos in previous B movies, it really was not until 1954 in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea that Mr. G. Squid hit the big time. In this movie, the Giant Squid shared the screen with . . . → Read More: Archive: Architeuthis is 3 Degrees from Kevin Bacon
By Dr. M, on December 22nd, 2006 3 comments Cephalopods! Cephalopod, Colossal Squid, Giant Squid, Kraken, Mollsuca, squid I declare today all Kraken day! I bet Kevin Bacon is happy. In case you have not got your fill, browse these old post for fun. Kraken Attack in Virginia Known and documented attacks of the Kraken. Giant Squid Popsicles New Specimen of Giant Squid From Fishing Nets Beg Your Pardon? Father, Son, and Nephew . . . → Read More: Archive: More Kraken Links
By Dr. M, on December 22nd, 2006 Leave a comment Cephalopods! Architeuthis, Body Size Evolution, Cephalopod, Giant Squid, Mollusca, squid The new squid diva is 24ft long. How does she measure up? I just happen to have data sitting on my computer to address that issue. Don’t ask…I lay awake at night thinking about the body size of marine organisms. Below is a histogram of every documented Architeuthis capture before 1997 (data are from The . . . → Read More: Giant Denizens of the Deep are Molluscs!
By Dr. M, on December 22nd, 2006 Leave a comment Cephalopods! Cephalopod, Colossal Squid, Japan, Mollusca, squid PZ beat me to the punch (I really think he should be penalized for the time zone difference). Japanese researchers, the same group that caught the photographs in 2004, have filmed a live giant squid. The research team, led by Tsunemi Kubodera, videotaped the giant squid at the surface as they captured it, on . . . → Read More: Kraken Video!
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