I never thought that when I wrote this post over ten years ago, the story would go viral. In it I detail, how a Cretaceous…
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Graduate Student Opportunities in the McClain Lab
Ph.D. Student to research the Macroecology of Body Size Are you a dedicated and innovative researcher looking to contribute to a groundbreaking project that will…
View More Graduate Student Opportunities in the McClain LabMapping the Human Wakeprint
Despite the evident reliance of humanity on the vast global ocean—where a staggering 1 billion individuals rely on it as their primary food source, where…
View More Mapping the Human WakeprintParasites in Paradise: The Strange Case of Underwater Hitchhiking Snails
In the vast realm of gastropods, there exists a group often overshadowed and sometimes even ignored: the parasites. These creatures, which I’ve enthusiastically delved into…
View More Parasites in Paradise: The Strange Case of Underwater Hitchhiking SnailsResurfacing from the Depths: Deep-Sea News Returns!
Dear Ocean Enthusiasts, After several years of silent depths, I’m thrilled to announce the resurgence of Deep-Sea News! Like a hidden treasure awaiting discovery, this…
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The deep sea, areas of the ocean below 200 meters, is the largest biome on Earth‐‐vast, remote, and inhospitable. These conditions create unique challenges for…
View More Come Take A Field Deep-Sea Biology Class With Me!The Ocean Cleanup and Floating Marine Life
Earlier this year I warned that The Ocean Cleanup would catch and kill floating marine life. This week they announced they’re collecting plastic, and their picture…
View More The Ocean Cleanup and Floating Marine LifeThe lingering and extreme impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the deep sea
From the darkness emerges a boot. An old leather, steel-toed, work boot. It shouldn’t be there resting on the seafloor nearly two kilometers deep. I’m…
View More The lingering and extreme impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the deep seaDon’t be shallow. A tale of subsurface microplastics and the processes that transport them.
One thing you should know about me is that I am from New York and I am half Italian. That means when I like something,…
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California based artist and dabbler in the deep sea, Lily Simonson had me at “Party of Yeti’s.” In a new exhibit at the Harvard Museum…
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