5 years ago today, an explosion in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico lead to one of the worst human-induced environmental disasters in history.…
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Malacology Monthly: Pilot Episode
Like seashells but are sick of social media? Hate Facebook but need a hearty dose of marine invertebrates? Want a bigger malacological meal rather than…
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WARNING: Scrolling down might result in relinquishing a good portion of your Monday watching videos of squishy, wonderful plankton. If this is the kind of procrastination…
View More The Plankton ChroniclesSea Walls: Lessons from a Paint Can
“Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change – it can not only move us, it makes…
View More Sea Walls: Lessons from a Paint CanGiant Squid Spotted on the Streets of Baltimore
The advantage of being a marine biologist is that EPIC things pass by my desk quite often. Sure my salary is low and the hours long but…
View More Giant Squid Spotted on the Streets of BaltimoreInked.
From ancient polynesians to seafaring sailors, tattoos in their various fashions have adorned the derma canvas for centuries. Used to represent tribal ranks, voyages to distant lands and conquests,…
View More Inked.A (Not So Serious) Scientific Treatment of Mermaids
It is hard to know where to start in describing Karl Banse, professor emeritus at the University of Washington. He is one of the world’s…
View More A (Not So Serious) Scientific Treatment of MermaidsBeautiful Wood Fall Art from Immy Smith
When I crowd funded part of my wood fall research, Immy Smith reached out to me about painting some of the life that occurs on these…
View More Beautiful Wood Fall Art from Immy SmithThe ocean and its creatures as art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City just announced that it making more than 400,000 digital images of public domain art available on its website free…
View More The ocean and its creatures as artZissou my Ocean
It’s springtime, and just like the phytoplankton in the seas, the internet is blooming with some serious love for “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.”…
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