UPDATE (5/27): Here’s our Reddit AMA link – ask us anything about deep-sea science! https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/6dng31/i_am_a_marine_scientist_im_on_a_boat_right_now_in/ WE’RE ON A BOAT! That’s right, The Blogfather Dr. M…
View More Reddit AMA (Saturday May 27th): DSN on a boat, throwing wood in the ocean!Author: Holly Bik
I am a computational biologist at the University of California, Riverside. My research uses DNA sequencing and genomics to study microbial eukaryotes (yeah, nematodes!) in marine ecosystems, with an emphasis on evolution and biodiversity in the deep-sea. I can neither confirm nor deny that I like Unix more than I like going to sea.
Reason 5,879 why dolphins are a$$holes: Octopus “handling”
In case you needed further proof that dolphins really are the a$$holes of the ocean, we can now add even more evidence to this list. A…
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Support LUMCON ocean scholarships, and get rural, low-income kids hooked on marine science!
How do we solve the diversity problem in marine science? This a complicated question without a single answer – but there is no question that we…
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Ocean Sunfish are the most useless animal (an epic rant)
Ocean Sunfish, also known as Mola Mola, look like a pancake and are just the weirdest fish. I was ambivalent about these creatures until reading…
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Fight against the #EPAfreeze – Because you don’t want sewage on your beaches, right?
Would you want your taxi driver using a paper road map from 1892? Or would you rather he plug in the route on his Google…
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A Decade of Deep Sea Decadence
Today is legendary! Why, you ask? Well, we are celebrating TEN YEARS of DSN posts. That’s right – if you go wayyyyyyyyy back in…
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The man behind the science: Top 10 Facts about Dr M
What better way to kick off a “Tribute to our Leader” theme week than with Dr M’s favorite type of post? That’s right, a listicle.…
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Surprise Theme Week: Tribute to our Leader, Dr M
SURPRISE! Like ninjas, we’re announcing a SURPRISE theme week here at DSN. All this week – from today until next Wednesday – we’re paying tribute…
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Deep-Sea Barnacle Genomics. Because, #DarwinDay
When Darwin got down and dirty with his work on Barnacles (1846-1854), everyone still assumed there was no life at all in the deep sea.…
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TGIF: Subway Car Artificial Reefs!
A sunken city of NYC subway cars lives off the coast of Delaware – yep, you read that right. They were sunk there on purpose,…
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