Secrets of the clam tongue: a case study in opportunistic science outreach
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By , on July 16th, 2012 11 comments   Education, Scientist!   , , , , , ,  

Last week, a clam video went viral. (Get your mind out of the gutter, internet! I mean a bivalve! A mollusc! A lamellibranch!) For people who know how clams actually live, the misconceptions of this video are obvious. That’s not the clam’s tongue, that’s its foot. The clam is trying to use its foot to . . . → Read More: Secrets of the clam tongue: a case study in opportunistic science outreach

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Blue Crab vs Clam
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By , on May 16th, 2010 One comment   Opinion & Editorial, Organisms   , ,  

This poor clam can rest assured that I had my fill of blue crab this weekend with my family in Ocracoke. Did you know crab is awesome for breakfast, lunch dinner and anywhere in between?? What makes the crab in Ocracoke even better is that it is all locally caught by hard working fishermen who . . . → Read More: Blue Crab vs Clam

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NE Pacific Expedition Day 11
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By , on September 7th, 2009 One comment   Expeditions, Organisms   , , , , ,  

A report from Dr. M while he is at sea in the northeast Pacific. You can also follow the expedition here. [mappress] Really no update today. I am merely killing time. We are sitting 50 nautical miles off San Francisco above Pioneer Seamount. The wind is blowing a steady 50 knots, with no end in . . . → Read More: NE Pacific Expedition Day 11

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NE Pacific Expedition Day 10
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By , on September 6th, 2009 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Organisms   , , , , , , , ,  

A report from Dr. M while he is at sea in the northeast Pacific. You can also follow the expedition here. [mappress] Deep Sea Isopod, about 4cm long. Photo courtesy of MBARI. Saturday, we steamed to the south to visit Escanaba Trough at 3321 meters, our deepest dive of the expedition. The site is the . . . → Read More: NE Pacific Expedition Day 10

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