One of the greatest moments of my career was being invited to serve as editor at PLoS One. This moment was surpassed by the day I launched the Marine and Aquatic Science Section at PLoS One in early 2009. I was glad to serve PLoS One, develop and build the Marine and Aquatic Science section, . . . → Read More: PLoS One and the Census of Marine Life
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By Dr. M, on  August 2nd, 2010  4 comments  Biodiversity, Open Access  Biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, Open Access, plos one By Dr. M, on July 5th, 2010 4 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Geology, Industry & Government, Megavertebrate, Mining, New Research, Open Access, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Azores, conservation, extinction debt, fossil, Hydrothermal Vent, insects, mining, Miocene, Paleobiology, raptor, species-area, sperm whale, sulphide deposit, The Tide Pool An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! A new report from Lambert et al. reports on a new fossil sperm whale skull, teeth, and mandible from Peru. Dating back to the 12-13 Mya from the Middle Miocene, Leviathan melvillei possessed a 3 meter (~10 feet) . . . → Read More: The Tide Pool: Super Sperm Whales, Extinction Debts, and Vent Conservation
By Dr. M, on April 13th, 2010 5 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Critters, Life Science, New Research, Open Access anaerobic, anoxic, Loricifera, Mediterranean, mitochondria, oxgyen, RB Editor's Selection He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world-Horace It is good to carry some powered rouge in one’s sleeve. It may happen that when one is sobering up or waking from sleep, his complexion may be poor. At such a time it is good to take out and . . . → Read More: Samurai and Deep-Sea Loricifera Should Use More Rouge
By Dr. M, on February 28th, 2010 One comment Adaptations, Biodiversity, Fish, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Open Access anglerfish, batfish, deep sea, fish, goosefish, lure, Monkfish, Parasite, parasitic males From Miya et al. 2010 Figure 1 – Representatives of the lophiiform suborders Lophioidei (A), Antennarioidei (B, C), Chaunacoidei (D), and Ogcocephaloidei (E) My wife is from a very large family. Inevitably at in-law gatherings, I find myself whispering into my wife’s ear, “How are you related to that person?” Unfortunately, my wife has . . . → Read More: Family Gatherings and Free Swimming Sperm Packets
By Dr. M, on November 23rd, 2009 2 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Expeditions, New Research, Open Access, Scientist!, Seamount, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls abyss, Census of Marine Life, CoML, Seamount, taxonomy Over ten years ago Fred Grassle, a marine biologist with deep-sea tendencies, and Jesse Ausubel, program director for Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, started conversing on an initiative to document the biodiversity of the oceans. That program, the Census of Marine Life, started in 2000 with the goal “to advance a major new international observational program . . . → Read More: Cataloging Life On the Deep-Sea Floor
By Dr. M, on July 10th, 2009 3 comments Books/Media, Bringin' It, Conferences, Open Access, Opinion blogging, Cold Springs Harbor, Conference, journal, Nature, reporting Recently, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory said it would require bloggers to ask permission before blogging about a presentation, just like reporters. A surprising editorial in Nature says “not only is that a bad idea, but it should just be disregarded.” Nature has made the case that blogging by researchers is good. Critical discussion of worthy . . . → Read More: To Blog or Not To Blog
By Dr. M, on April 22nd, 2009 3 comments Open Access journals, novelty, Open Access, plos, publishing, review At the PLoS One Community blog I discuss why I joined PLoS One, believe in the open access mission, and contemplate how we view a paper’s novelty. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}At the PLoS One Community blog I discuss why I joined PLoS One, believe in the open access mission, and contemplate how we view a paper’s novelty. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on April 10th, 2009 5 comments Books/Media, Education, New Research, Open Access, Scientist! aquatic science, biogeography, journal, marine science, ocean, Open Access, plos, plos one, population genetics, Science I was extremely flattered a year 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 be an experienced team of academic editors who are both committed to . . . → Read More: Marine and Aquatic Science at PLoS One
By Dr. M, on February 19th, 2009 14 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Coral, Expeditions, New Research, Open Access, Seamount conservation, Coral, Invertebrate, Open Access, plos one, Seamount, sponge Image credit: (c) 2006 MBARI / NOAA These this photograph shows three different types of sponges growing on the lava of Davidson Seamount: large yellow sponges, white frilly sponges, and white filamentous sponges which were previously thought to be a type of coral. The large yellow sponge provides a perch for several basket stars and . . . → Read More: Seamount Life Is Unique Just Not In the Way We Thought
By Kevin Zelnio, on January 20th, 2009 3 comments Conferences, Open Access Impact Factor, Open Access, plos one, Science Online, scio09 Note: This was liveblogged at the time, but the wifi crashed under the weight of 200 simultaneous livebloggers. ——————————————————————————————————— As many readers know, we are staunch proponents of open access. Craig being an academic editor at PLoS ONE and myself writing extensively on the benefits of open access, especially to taxonomy. Open Access is not . . . → Read More: LiveBlogging Science Online ’09: Open Access
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