Undoubtedly you’ve already seen the above video of deep-sea squids mid-coitus at 1400 meters (0.86 miles) deep in the Gulf of Mexico. The male and…
View More Penetrating the mysteries of sex in deep-sea squidAuthor: Dr. M
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.
First Video Glimpse of the Giant Squid
Finally found, albiet brief, video of the giant squid. Spectacular! Although it is unlikely, despite what the reporter states, that Giant Squids obtain sizes of…
View More First Video Glimpse of the Giant SquidHostile Takeover For Nautilus Mineral
We have been following Nautilus Mineral for some time. As a quick recap, they are the company that is actively pursuing the mining of massive…
View More Hostile Takeover For Nautilus MineralFirst Stills of the Giant Squid
As I mentioned before, Discovery Channel announced the capture of a live Architeuthis dux, aka the Giant Squid, on video. In the last couple of days, the first stills from…
View More First Stills of the Giant SquidThese Are a Few of My Favorite Posts
I hate the barrage of the annual “best of” posts recapping everything from the last year that always besets us in late December and early January.…
View More These Are a Few of My Favorite PostsMystery Sheen Near Deep Water Horizon Site
In September an oil sheen about four miles long had appeared in the Gulf of Mexico near the Deep Water Horizon well site. The sheen was…
View More Mystery Sheen Near Deep Water Horizon SiteGrumpy Octopus Coffee Cup Cozy
Who wants to crochet these for us in DSN giant squid red? Grumpy Octopus Coffee Cup Cozy via Neatorama.
View More Grumpy Octopus Coffee Cup CozyTrue Facts and a Haiku About the Angler Fish
Love this video about angler fish. Just the right amount of laughter and science this new ear needs! Of course our favorite at DSN is…
View More True Facts and a Haiku About the Angler FishIf only fish had breasts
I’m no expert on vertebrates but I do remember somewhere in my undergraduate learning that a distinguishing feature of mammals was the mammary glands. Those…
View More If only fish had breastsBy trying to look sexier you may be ruining sex for corals.
You might be surprised to learn that an ingredient in some skin crèmes is coral, or more accurately coral extract. More specifically, Pseudopterosin A is…
View More By trying to look sexier you may be ruining sex for corals.