Octopus Prankster
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LOL those octopuses, always the jokesters of the aquarium. This latest prank by a meddlesome octopod in a southern California aquarium will be the talk of the “water” cooler for months! LOL those octopuses, always the jokesters of the aquarium. This latest prank by a meddlesome octopod in a southern California aquarium will be the talk of the "water" cooler for months!

TGIF: Penguins Speak Out On Global Warming
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Totally NSFW! Totally NSFW!

MBARI YouTube Channel
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently unleashed their new YouTube Channel. Of course it features Macropinna but you can also see Humboldt squid.  A new video (below) on Davidson Seamount that discusses research I have been involved with was just uploaded today. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently unleashed their new YouTube Channel. . . . → Read More: MBARI YouTube Channel

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Sea Shepard: Only Making Matters Worse
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In looking over Swimming With Sharks, I came across this video of Sea Shepard ramming a Japanese whaling ship.  Appalled is the best word I can think of to describe my reaction.  I am no whale hugger (Give me invertebrates or give me death!) but of course those big charismatic megafauna are worthy of . . . → Read More: Sea Shepard: Only Making Matters Worse

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The Great Darwin Beard Challenge: Week 2
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The Great Darwin Beard Challenge Week 2 is hosted at Southern Fried Science! Click over to Southern Fried Science to find out the results of Week 2! The Great Darwin Beard Challenge Week 2 is hosted at Southern Fried Science!

TGIF: Wallpaper Alert
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National Geographic is advertising “Into the Abyss” with a website that includes some sweet pelagic wallpaper, like this Atolla sp. medusa that now adorns my laptop. The previous subsea landscape from Antarctica was enduring. It lasted a full three months, but the close-ups of Celebes Sea zooplankton are tough to beat. “Into the Abyss” . . . → Read More: TGIF: Wallpaper Alert

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Martin Wells
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A teacher, leader, champion, and scientist. 24 August 1928 — 1 January 2009 It is with great sadness that I post this from the Other 95%… I received the sad news today that Martin Wells, imminent biologist, one of the founders of Churchill College at the University of Cambridge and, a great friend of the . . . → Read More: Martin Wells

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Wanna Be A Mermaid?
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Nadya Vessey's prosthetic tail is mostly constructed from wetsuit fabric and plastic molds, and covered in a digitally printed sock. (Credit: stuff.co.nz) From CNET… Good: double amputee gets prosthetic legs so she can walk. Better: double amputee gets realistic-looking mermaid tail so she can swim. Awesome: it’s developed and built by Weta, the special-effects company . . . → Read More: Wanna Be A Mermaid?

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Another Atlantis discovered on YouTube
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Having ignored the myriad blog postings about people using Google Earth’s new ocean layer to discover Atlantis, and tracking about 20 different ridiculous stories, I finally had to ask, “What is it with these people?” Don’t they know Atlantis is in the Bahamas? Even Matt Damon knows that. As IF there’s only one Atlantis. . . . → Read More: Another Atlantis discovered on YouTube

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Deep Sea News, the Icon
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We made a nifty little blog icon badge so you can show your love and adoration of the deep sea (and us). Wear it with pride! We are happy to host the image here and provide you with the code (below) for your own website or blog. function select_all() { var text = document.code.code; text.focus(); . . . → Read More: Deep Sea News, the Icon

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