A Lonely Tree Far From Home Brings New Life to the Ocean Deep: A Narrative in Five Acts
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By , on April 27th, 2012 9 comments   Adaptations, Ecology, Evolution, Expeditions, New Research, New Species, Organisms   , , , , , , , ,  

Act 1: Wood Falling on Water At two miles below the ocean’s surface, I see wooden carcasses, once buoyant, lying listlessly on the abyssal seafloor. They range from small fragments to 2000+ pound behemoths. Ligneous cadavers litter the seafloor, a last resting place for visitors from a faraway and drier place, becoming rare as . . . → Read More: A Lonely Tree Far From Home Brings New Life to the Ocean Deep: A Narrative in Five Acts

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Some Echinoderms Will Never Grow Up
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By , on May 8th, 2011 One comment   Adaptations, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Organisms   , , , , ,  

Not your typical Echinoderm. This female specimen of a Xyloplax seastar was collected along the Juan de Fuca Ridge off the coast of the state of Washington; it measures less than a quarter-inch (4 mm) and shows brooded embryos Some of us never grow up. In fact I am writing this now in my Aquaman . . . → Read More: Some Echinoderms Will Never Grow Up

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