Our guest post is by Dr. Marah Hardt, a marine scientist and storyteller working to build a sustainable future for people and the sea. She is…
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Beautiful 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…
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Dead Elasmobranchs on the Seafloor are Not as Appetizing as One Might Assume
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
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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Scientist discovers bizarre new deep sea ecosystem, created by disaster
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
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?
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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An Oceanic Ode
This guest post is brought to you by Sheanna Steingass. Shea is a graduate student at Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute studying the behavioral…
View More An Oceanic OdeOctopus Sex at Hydrothermal Vents
In the video below, deep-sea octopus expert Janet Voight with the Field Museum, discusses sex in octopods focusing on Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis. This ghostly looking octopus is…
View More Octopus Sex at Hydrothermal VentsTop 10 Reasons I Love Crystal Meth(ane)
How to celebrate (lament!) the end of Breaking Bad? That’s right, a tribute post with the top 10 reasons I love Crysal Meth(ane). Yo Bitch, let’s…
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