Not just whale bones but all bones. Osedax worms are those bone-eating snot flowers, purveyor of all rotten and whale-like, masters of polyandry, and more…
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Craig McClain is the Executive Director of the Lousiana University Marine Consortium. He has conducted deep-sea research for 20 years and published over 50 papers in the area. He has participated in and led dozens of oceanographic expeditions taken him to the Antarctic and the most remote regions of the Pacific and Atlantic. Craig’s research focuses on how energy drives the biology of marine invertebrates from individuals to ecosystems, specifically, seeking to uncover how organisms are adapted to different levels of carbon availability, i.e. food, and how this determines the kinds and number of species in different parts of the oceans. Additionally, Craig is obsessed with the size of things. Sometimes this translated into actually scientific research. Craig’s research has been featured on National Public Radio, Discovery Channel, Fox News, National Geographic and ABC News. In addition to his scientific research, Craig also advocates the need for scientists to connect with the public and is the founder and chief editor of the acclaimed Deep-Sea News (https://www.deepseanews.com/), a popular ocean-themed blog that has won numerous awards. His writing has been featured in Cosmos, Science Illustrated, American Scientist, Wired, Mental Floss, and the Open Lab: The Best Science Writing on the Web.
This Week In The Global Climate Scene
A whole sack full of news on climate this week. Yesterday, I enjoyed an excellent talk delivered by Joaquim Goes from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean…
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It’s a questions that has plagued the life sciences for years. In the ultimate cage match to the death who would be the winner, a…
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View More How large was the black octopus?Forbes Dredge Song
“Song of the Dredge”, presented by Edward Forbes to the British Association at its annual meeting in 1839. Sung in the tune of Cream by…
View More Forbes Dredge SongOf Alvin, Space Shuttles, and the Human Need to Explore
I am currently reading Descent, the story of the Bathysphere, Beebe, and Barton. Conversing with Christina Kellogg during a recent trip and the book forced…
View More Of Alvin, Space Shuttles, and the Human Need to ExploreIn This Evening's Debate We Will Be Focusing on Science
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View More In This Evening's Debate We Will Be Focusing on ScienceOcean Observatory Systems
NEPTUNE is more than just a planet…a clever acronym for the North-East Pacific Time-Series Undersea Networked Experiments. The U.S. Canadian venture is series of cable-linked…
View More Ocean Observatory SystemsFriday Deep-Sea Picture: Benthoctopus
Image credit: Image: (c) 2002 MBARI / NOAA. Red octopus (Benthoctopus sp.) hunting on Davidson Seamount. Deep-water octopus often hunt snails, crabs, and other small…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture: BenthoctopusAnother Christmas Idea…Aquarium Toilet!
An underwater restroom built into the side of an aquarium located at a cafe in Akashi, Japa
View More Another Christmas Idea…Aquarium Toilet!