In the South Pacific world building occurs every day. From beneath the ocean’s depths active submarine volcanoes eject molten lava and sulfuric gases well above…
View More The Floating Rocks of the South PacificCategory: Evolution
Wood falls are an oasis in a food desert
To grow larger, maintain themselves, and produce offspring, organisms require a ready source of building blocks such as carbon. In short, life requires energy. Keep…
View More Wood falls are an oasis in a food desertWood Falls, Chemicals, & Dubstep
I’ve gotten a little crazy about wood falls lately. My newest research project with Jim Barry at MBARI is definitely coolest research I have ever…
View More Wood Falls, Chemicals, & DubstepA New Parasitic Male Found
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed–Abraham Lincoln Over 300 different species of anglerfish…
View More A New Parasitic Male FoundThis vampire’s surprising secret
Vampire squid–with cloudy blue eyes, a blood red body, and barbed arms– may be the deep sea’s most frightening creature, but according to a new…
View More This vampire’s surprising secretThe Ocean’s Gelantinous Christmas Tinsel
The above photo is of Apolemia lanosa a type of siphonophore belonging to phylum Cnidaria that also includes corals and jellies. It’s basically the ocean’s…
View More The Ocean’s Gelantinous Christmas TinselThe Tiny Swimming Pigs of Pig Beach
On a largely uninhabited island (a cay) in Bahamas, the chief residents are less than a two-dozen feral pigs. The island is now more lovingly…
View More The Tiny Swimming Pigs of Pig BeachPygmy Squids Females Favor Small Males and Fast Copulation
Females of some species in the wild may not be able to prevent unwanted sex with males. In many crustaceans, males forcibly mate with females…
View More Pygmy Squids Females Favor Small Males and Fast CopulationSquid Rocket Science
Squids not only swim, they also fly*. In fourteen different published accounts dating back to 1892, squids have been caught in the act of taking…
View More Squid Rocket Science3 Reasons Why You Should Invite a Greenland Shark to Thanksgiving Dinner
This is a guest post from Sizing Ocean Giants team member Leo Gaskins 1) Not the best cook? No worries, Greenland sharks won’t complain! Forgot…
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