Ancient Origins of the Vampire Squid
Delving into the evolutionary past of the enigmatic deep-sea vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, has long been a pursuit shrouded in mystery. However, recent discoveries, such…
The much loved Texas Clipper will be sunk on this Thursday as part of the ships to reef program. Those from Texas A&M Galveston will…
View More If you are in the neighborhood and want to see a ship sinkWhat do hyperbolic crochet and coral reef organisms have in common? They both evolved to maximize surface area within a limited volume. So, naturally, a…
View More Coral reef display… in "hyperbolic" crochetAn upcoming episode (Nov. 14) of History Channel’s Monsterquest will supposedly show the largest squid ever caught on video. A squid researcher with film crew…
View More Monster Squid Captured on Video?This just on the wire from ETC… In a shot across the bows of geoengineering companies, the London Convention (the International Maritime Organization body that…
View More Ocean Fertilization…Not So Fast!Following on this post…here is another nameless beauty!
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture: Beautiful PolychaeteIt’s the muppet show! It’s time to play the music. Its time to light the lights. It’s time to meet the muppets On the Muppet…
View More TGIF: Muppet Show VikingsKevin was one of the winners of the three prizes in the DSN Fundapoolaza Challenge. Might I say he looks damn fine in that t-shirt!…
View More That's One Hot ShirtNew cool research from Wagner et al. that despite the lack of “day” and “night”, deep-sea fish experience daily cycles. What is the trigger? Diurnal…
View More The Daily Going Ons Of Deep-Sea Fish@#$% Wednesdays!
View More Something To Get You Through Hump DaySo my current research focuses on the influence of canyon topography on the biodiversity and body size of deep-sea invertebrates. To address this requires lots…
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