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Jellyfish Journalism Fail

On May 9th of 2012, I wrote about a video going viral of an odd creature in the deep sea. The running hypothesis among online communities…

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How to shrink a styrofoam cup and other side effects of deep ocean pressure

Dr. Martini May 17, 2014 bathysphere deep sea hadal Nereus submarine

Too much pressure can be a good thing. Extreme pressure in the earth’s mantle squeezing carbon together creates diamonds and aids Rihanna’s ability to shine…

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Dead Elasmobranchs on the Seafloor are Not as Appetizing as One Might Assume

Dr. M May 13, 2014 Angola Carbon food fall marine snow ray whale fallf whale shark

Most fauna in the deep-sea rely upon a drizzle of particles of decaying animals and feces. This marine snow is of low food quality as…

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Velcro, romance, and consuming the flesh of crustaceans

Dr. M April 27, 2014

When I describe my favorite sponge to others, yes I have a favorite sponge, I describe it like this: Imagine a mosquito lands on your…

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MH370 and the proverbial haystack.

Alistair Dove April 8, 2014 abyss black box depth flight data recorder Indian Ocean Malaysian Airlines MH370 search pattern

When does an analogy become useless? How about when it’s less exaggerated than the actual facts being analogized? Take the oft-used “needle in a haystack”…

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I’ve been waiting 16 years to know: what is the ocean dandelion?

RR Helm March 14, 2014

I was 12 when I first saw an “ocean dandelion,” and I wish I’d known then how strange these animals truly are. I was…

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Scientist discovers bizarre new deep sea ecosystem, created by disaster

RR Helm February 27, 2014

It makes me smile to think that, even after being lost at sea, a sunken ship can still be a symbol of hope. According to…

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Wood Falls, Chemicals, & Dubstep

Dr. M February 5, 2014 #SciFund crowd source Wood Fall

I’ve gotten a little crazy about wood falls lately. My newest research project with Jim Barry at MBARI is definitely coolest research I have ever…

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Will My Wood Research Be Poplar?

Dr. M January 15, 2014 #SciFund Wood Fall

I wooden dream of having a post full of wood puns. On the other hand my alder ego often gets the best of me and…

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Is the sea floor littered with dead animals due to radiation? No.

Dr. M January 4, 2014 climate change Fukushima Ken Smith marine snow MBARI NPP Pacific phytoplankton Primary Production Radiation salp

Recently we at Deep-Sea News have tried to combat misinformation about the presence of high levels of Fukushima radiation and its impact on marine organisms…

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