February’s Scientist In Residence that I am way behind on introducing is Jarrett Byrnes, a postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). I have a lot of respect for Jarrett for not only his mad blogging skills at the cleverly name i’m a chordata! urochordata! but for his impressive … . . . → Read More: Scientist In Residence Jarrett Brynes: How Are Extinctions and Invasions Shaping Food Webs?
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By Archie Teuthis, on  February 18th, 2011  5 comments  Adaptations, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation & Environment, Critters, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, Fishing, Scientist!  Community Ecology, diversity, extinction, food web, Invasion, Jarrett Byrnes, Scientist In Residence, trophic level By RickMac, on February 18th, 2011 5 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Fish, Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies apex predators, Full On, shark Apologies on my spare offerings of late, but things are crazy busy for me with field work in Fiji. I’m not at liberty to go into too many details at the moment, but I can share a few snippets from an epic Friday (my Friday is already kaput here at GMT+13 and a day). … . . . → Read More: Got Shark?
By Dr Bik, on February 17th, 2011 5 comments Ramblings, Scientist! Natural History Museum, nematode, ph.d., Scientist! If there’s one thing I learned at ScienceOnline2011 (a gathering of journalists, writers, and scientists), it’s that science communicators should tell stories, not just facts. Us scientists sometimes have blinders on—facts are what we need, want, and crave. A ‘gut feeling’ certainly won’t pass peer review. But oftentimes it is a gut feeling that leads … . . . → Read More: Scientists, what’s YOUR story?
Very cute song from Sisbro Studios with footage from Save Our Seas. Hat tip to Jamie P. Thanks! . . . → Read More: Sea Lions Sing Tribute to the Great White Shark
Way more hipster Ariels at Buzzfeed. . . . → Read More: The Little Hipster Mermaid Was Already Into That Before It Was Cool
While Craig is touring the country with his pet giant squid, Kevin is resting on his publication laurels, Rick is saving coral reefs down in the South Pacific, and Holly & I are so buried in labwork that we will never see sunshine again, please enjoy this inappropriate octopus from Married to the Sea. . . . → Read More: Please enjoy this inappropriate octopus
By Kevin Zelnio, on February 12th, 2011 3 comments Archaeology, History, and Art, Evolution Archetype, Barnacle, Best of Zelnio, Charles Darwin, Cirripedes, Cryptophialus, Darwin, Darwin Day, Erasmus Darwin, evolution, Hermaphroditism, HMS Beagle, Homology, John Hooker, Lamarck, Mr. Arthrobalanus, On the Origin of Species, Richard Owen, Robert Chambers, taxonomy, Vestiges, Zoonomia This post was based on a talk I gave for Darwin Day last year at the Duke Marine Lab. Reposting in honor of Darwin Day. Enjoy your day and make sure you take a walk in the woods and enjoy nature’s splendor in honor one of biology’s main men today! —————————————- As part of Darwin Day … . . . → Read More: Darwin Day Repost – Ex Omnia Conchis: Darwin And His Beloved Barnacles
A couple weeks ago Rick made what might be the Best. Comment. Ever. on Scicurious’ and my conversation about sex in science. I had admitted my guilt about singing some of the more misogynistic shanties, and Rick replied with: BUT I LIIIIKE DIRTY SEA SHANTIES: A Feminist Deconstruction of Sex, Sea, and Sea Men by … . . . → Read More: Sea Shanty Saturday
What could possibly go wrong with teaching a baby to associate tentacles with food? Nothing! But if you’re worried, Handamade’s Etsy shop also has shark bottle cozies. (Via Aili & Morgan) . . . → Read More: Teach your kids about cephalopods really, really early
By Kevin Zelnio, on February 9th, 2011 One comment Conservation & Environment, Ecology, Fishing, Scientist! Census of Marine Life, CoML, HMAP, Poul Holm Poul Holm describes why understanding history is important in marine ecology. Holm is currently chair of the global History of Marine Animal Populations project (HMAP) which is a 10-year Census of Marine Life project aimed at understanding human impacts on ocean ecology. . . . → Read More: Oceans Past: What Do We Know About Them
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