Sex For Flatworms is Both Love and War
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From the video, “It’s known as penis fencing, and the worms are the swordsmen” Potentially NSFW if having the word the penis said a dozen times over your computer speakers will cause issues. . . . → Read More: Sex For Flatworms is Both Love and War

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Dracula Fish From Myanmar Doesn’t Vant to Suck Your Blood
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Not deep sea but awesome nonetheless! The Full story is National Geographic News. “Despite their ghoulish appearance, the fangs likely aren’t used for feeding. “We did not study stomach contents, but we know that its close relatives live on small crustaceans … and other small invertebrates,” Britz said in an email to National Geographic News. “In … . . . → Read More: Dracula Fish From Myanmar Doesn’t Vant to Suck Your Blood

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New DSN Feature: Google Maps
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Monterey Canyon, Invertebrate Cliff Another of the new features on this website will be Google Maps. For future posts with georeferencing we will now include a Google Map. To highlight this new feature, I have picked one of my study sites. Invertebrate Cliff is an off-axis … . . . → Read More: New DSN Feature: Google Maps

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DSN On Your iPhone
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Although KZ and Peter tease me about my iPhone (they secretly want one), I have today released DSN optimized for your iPhone.  It now will load on your mobile quicker and faster than before.  This way you can continue to stay in touch with us here when your in BFE and all you get … . . . → Read More: DSN On Your iPhone

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New Website
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My new personal research website is now up.  If you have some free time head over and take a look around.  I have everything about my research and every single one of my publications in pdf format. Some of those are great reads with a nice glass of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo on a rainy night.  … . . . → Read More: New Website

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Zombies and Submarines
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One of my long time favorite sites is Graph Jam.  The idea is graphs are presented that represent cultural norms, comedic concepts, etc.  Of course, no description really gives this site justice.  Spend some time over there to get the idea. Two of my recent favorites are below. . . . → Read More: Zombies and Submarines

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Calypso Club?
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Some of you may remember that when we left ScienceBlogs I wrote… “When I was much, much younger, I joined Jacques Cousteau’s Calypso Club (named affectionately after his beloved ship). Was anyone else club members? Is there still a Calypso Club? The rights and privileges of this elite club were endless. Entry was limited to … . . . → Read More: Calypso Club?

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Picks from Sony Photography Awards
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New Scientist is showing some of their favorite picks in natural history category of the Sony World Photography Awards. This one is a favorite, entitled “Bait ball symphony # 1″ by Alexander Safanov. (Image: Copyright Alexander Safanov, courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2009) . . . → Read More: Picks from Sony Photography Awards

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TGIF: El Niño on YouTube
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It’s Friday, learn something. Concentrate on the soothing voice of the narrator. Relax. Breathe deeply. You are floating on a thermocline. Southern Fried Science has the low-down on this rather hypnotic series of YouTube videos by Taichiro Sakagami explaining the El Niño-La Niña Southern Oscillation phenomenon. This is Part One of Four. Collect … . . . → Read More: TGIF: El Niño on YouTube

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Friday Deep-sea Picture: Illustrator James Jean
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Talented illustrator and Fables cover artist James Jean has a blog called ProcessRecess (awesome) where he’s showcasing different versions of an award winning series of posters he did for a European NGO dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS. The posters were conceived under the direction of the TBWA/Paris. For this particular assignment, the agency was seeking … . . . → Read More: Friday Deep-sea Picture: Illustrator James Jean

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