Back in 2005, three researchers described and named a very unusual crab from a hydrothermal vent in the Indian Ocean (paper here). The scientists christened this crustacean Kiwa hirsuta from the name of the goddess of shellfish in Polynesian mythology and the Latin hirsutus meaning hairy. The later specifically referring some very hairy claws indeed. Thus . . . → Read More: Yeti Crab Roundup
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By Dr. M, on  December 6th, 2011  4 comments  Biodiversity, Critters, Microbes, New Research, New Species, Open Access, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls, Uncategorized  Hydrothermal Vent, kiwa, Kiwa hirsuta, Kiwa puravida, yeti crab By Dr Bik, on November 16th, 2011 24 comments Open Access, Opinion, Scientist!, Uncategorized core values, culture of science, DSN mission, Open Access, Scientist! Glamour magazine, where the HELL are female scientists in your annual “women of the year” awards? Year after year, you honor female actresses, fashion designers, politicians, activists, athletes and models. You bestow awards on some truly amazing people, who have made it their life’s work to change the world and spread messages of peace, hope, . . . → Read More: Changing the Culture of Ocean Science: a DSN core value
By Dr. M, on August 17th, 2011 3 comments Adaptations, Cephalopods!, Life Science, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Open Access competition, egg, oviduct, Reproduction, sex, sperm, squid All sperm are not the same. Among fruit flies the longer the reproductive tract of the female the longer the sperm. In tiny crustaceans called ostracods, sperm length can range from several hundred micrometers to several millimeters. And here is some trivia for your next cocktail party, sperm in ostracods can even be longer than . . . → Read More: There Is More Than One Way To Impregnate A Squid
By Dr. M, on August 1st, 2011 5 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Coral, Critters, Ecology, New Research, Open Access Anemone, Behavior, behaviour, Cephalopod, nervous system, personality, self-orgazing, Snail Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures-F. Scott Fitzgerald Quirky, sheepish, fun-loving, lethargic, energetic, aloof, courageous, sensitive You might invoke these words to describe your friends and family. Indeed, you recognize them all by their distinctive personalities. You may even use these terms to describe your beloved dog or cat. But it is hard . . . → Read More: The many personalities of snails and anemones
By para_sight, on May 28th, 2011 4 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Ecology, Mating & Reproduction, Megavertebrate, New Research, Open Access Genetics, Reproduction, whale shark Jenny Schmidt from U. Illinois and her co-authors have uncovered a fascinating nugget of biology of the whale shark in a recent (and Open Access – w00t!) paper in Endangered Species Research. In it, they continue the analysis of embryos collected from a heavily pregnant female first reported by Joung et al. (1996) in a . . . → Read More: Who’s your daddy?
By para_sight, on April 29th, 2011 14 comments Megavertebrate, New Research, Open Access, Uncategorized Caribbean, Georgia Aquarium, Mexico, Project Domino, whale shark 
*Ed. Note: Al’s post was selected by the staff at PLoS One as the April Blog Pick of the Month! Awesome Job Al! – KAZ (Oh boy, have I been looking forward to writing this post! This one is 2 years in the making) Like a lot of biologists, I get to see some really . . . → Read More: Inside the Outside
By Dr Bik, on March 10th, 2011 One comment Biodiversity, Ecology, Invertebrate Wars, New Research, Open Access Biodiversity, deep sea, molecular phylogeny, nemtodes Sometimes I am stunned by the vastness of the internet, as well as the brief 15-nanoseconds of fame that go along with most of its content. The other day I discovered the ‘Charlie the Unicorn’ videos on YouTube, after (ironically?) having a conversation with a real three-dimensional human. I was excited by this hilarity and . . . → Read More: Deep-sea additions to the Nematode Tree of Life
By RickMac, on February 1st, 2011 2 comments Biodiversity, Coral, Ecology, Evolution, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Open Access, Scientist! conservation, coral reefs, Genetics Acropora millepora aquarium colony grown from fragment, www.reefclub.or.kr One of the defining decision points of life: Settle-down and make a living close to the familiar particulars of your birthplace or venture out to get a fresh start and be exposed to additional opportunities and experiences that “somewhere else” could open up. In addition to vexing . . . → Read More: Red Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate Change
Color me surprised that there is still resistance against open access journals. I was extremely flattered a few years ago to be invited to join the academic editors at PLoS One. In that time I worked diligently to develop a Marine and Aquatic Science hub at the journal. I have accumulated what I consider to . . . → Read More: From The Editor’s Desk: The Case For Open Access
By RickMac, on September 15th, 2010 5 comments Biodiversity, Coral, Ecology, Open Access, Uncategorized climate change, Zooxanthellae D’Angelo et al. (2009): Blue light regulation of pigment expression in corals A post on NOAA’s Coral-List (an automatic mailing list forum for online discussions and announcements pertaining to coral reef ecosystem research, conservation, and education) caught my eye as it featured an interesting field observation that was made following a recent series of severe . . . → Read More: Color Me Stressed
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