Habitats | Deep Sea News - Part 7

Biology Ecology Environmental Sciences Favorite Species Gadgets & Gear Habitats Intertidal Life of Science Vessels and Equipment

Rocky Intertidal v.2.0

Alex Warneke December 28, 2016 #3DCabrillo #ScanningtheSeas 3D printing Science Outreach

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…

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Biology Ecology Favorite Species Habitats Intertidal Organisms Pictures and Movies Special

Tentacles, Tube Feet, and Other Sticky Things.

Alex Warneke December 20, 2016 Children's Books Rocky Intertidal tidepools

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!…

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Abyss Biology New Research Pelagic Weird

A 100-year-old mystery blob solved

RR Helm December 8, 2016

First, let’s be clear: in the ocean, mucus is king. On land, mucus is tragically confined to various animal orifices, unable to last long outside…

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Abyss Adaptations Biology Ecology Editor's Desk Evolution Giant Isopod Life of Science Mollusk Organisms Scientist! Size Week Special

Craig With Big Things (and Small Things)

Dr. M November 10, 2016 body size Body Size Evolution career deep sea evolution Giant Isopod Mollusc mollusk passion REU Rex Science size size matter Snail

I have a confession. I am obsessed with ridiculously large and small things. While other children impatiently anticipated toys for Christmas, I enjoyed just as…

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Abyss Benthic Biology Environmental Sciences Gadgets & Gear Hadal & Trench Organisms Seamount Vessels and Equipment

Have you been watching Okeanos explorer? If not, this week is your chance!

Dr. Martini July 30, 2016 NOAA Okeanos Explorer ROV

I’m kind of obsessed with Okeanos Explorer. Why? Because being able to watch a live feed of an ROV exploring the deep ocean on the…

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Biology Crustacean Intertidal Mating & Reproduction

My What A Big Claw You Have! All the Better to Love You With.

Dr. M July 17, 2016 Fiddler Crab fight love Reproduction sex sexual selection

For fiddler crab males, size is everything. Well over 60 different species of fiddler crabs, genus Uca, exist across the globe. You are probably…

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Adaptations Biology Conservation & Environment Crustacean Dumping Echinoderms Environmental Sciences Favorite Species Fish Hadal & Trench Intertidal Jellyfish Mammals New Species Organisms Pictures and Movies Polar Special

The Worst Ocean Environments to “Catch Em’ All”

Alex Warneke July 11, 2016 Adaptations Ocean Environments Pokemon PokemonGo

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…

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Biology Ecology New Research Pelagic Plankton Weird

What are these giant tube-shaped animals showing up in the Azores?

RR Helm July 5, 2016

So on June 7th I was all, ‘Facebook, what’s happening today?’ and as I’m scrolling through my feed I see this picture–posted by a scuba…

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Abyss Biology

GO GO GADGET JELLYFISH!

Dr. Martini May 24, 2016 jellyfish marianas trench Okeanos Explorer ROV

One thing I’ve learned from the Okeanos Explorer’s ROV trip to the Marianas Trench, is that deep sea jellyfish just like to let it all hang…

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Benthic Biology Environmental Sciences Turbulence

CRAB SWARM!

Dr. Martini April 13, 2016 crabs seamounts turbidity

It is no secret that I find many denizens of the deep icky. Crustaceans are among them. But this video of a swarm of crabs is…

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