Art is my favorite way to communicate science. It’s the language that transcends boundaries. For the past couple of months, I have been working with…
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Only One of These is Ramen Noodles
Nothing says college breakfast of champions more than the salty, stale goodness of Maruchan Ramen Noodle Soup. We’ve all been there…where Ramen is life…some of…
View More Only One of These is Ramen NoodlesThat Which is Bright and Splendid
Guest Post: This past winter my good friend and excellent nature photographer Michael Ready and I were out exploring the Rocky Intertidal zone at Cabrillo…
View More That Which is Bright and SplendidYou Had Me at Seaweed-based Glitter
As I was doing my morning internet perusing, I came across this fun video of a glittery bath bomb making a heinous mess is someones…
View More You Had Me at Seaweed-based GlitterRocky Intertidal v.2.0
Last year, DSN compatriot and Captain of the rag-tag crew over at Southern Fried Science, dropped a science outreach bomb. Dr. A.D. Thaler struck some ecological/technological brilliance in…
View More Rocky Intertidal v.2.0Tentacles, Tube Feet, and Other Sticky Things.
You guys…I did a thing. I published my first book. It’s a children’s sticker book all about the intertidal squishies that I love so much!…
View More Tentacles, Tube Feet, and Other Sticky Things.My What A Big Claw You Have! All the Better to Love You With.
For fiddler crab males, size is everything. Well over 60 different species of fiddler crabs, genus Uca, exist across the globe. You are probably…
View More My What A Big Claw You Have! All the Better to Love You With.The Worst Ocean Environments to “Catch Em’ All”
This week the best part of the 90s has returned in full force with the Niantic’s release of Pokémon Go. You guys, this is like…
View More The Worst Ocean Environments to “Catch Em’ All”Malacology Monthly: Going Deep
Sub-Neritic Gentrification For November we will be doing some deep thinking about deep-sea mollusks in an attempt to understand the complex history and adaptations of…
View More Malacology Monthly: Going DeepCephalopods: Masters of W.T.F? – Enough GIFs to Kill a Kraken
With octopus, squid, & cuttlefish, reality is stranger than fiction. Shape-shifting, color-changing, or morphing into a Las Vegas billboard are nothing new for these real-life transformers.…
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