Back in 2005, three researchers described and named a very unusual crab from a hydrothermal vent in the Indian Ocean (paper here). The scientists christened…
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Changing the Culture of Ocean Science: a DSN core value
Glamour magazine, where the HELL are female scientists in your annual “women of the year” awards? Year after year, you honor female actresses, fashion designers,…
View More Changing the Culture of Ocean Science: a DSN core valueThere Is More Than One Way To Impregnate A Squid
All sperm are not the same. Among fruit flies the longer the reproductive tract of the female the longer the sperm. In tiny crustaceans called…
View More There Is More Than One Way To Impregnate A SquidThe many personalities of snails and anemones
Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures-F. Scott Fitzgerald Quirky, sheepish, fun-loving, lethargic, energetic, aloof, courageous, sensitive You might invoke these words to describe…
View More The many personalities of snails and anemonesWho’s your daddy?
Jenny Schmidt from U. Illinois and her co-authors have uncovered a fascinating nugget of biology of the whale shark in a recent (and Open Access…
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Inside the Outside
*Ed. Note: Al’s post was selected by the staff at PLoS One as the April Blog Pick of the Month! Awesome Job Al! – KAZ…
View More Inside the OutsideDeep-sea additions to the Nematode Tree of Life
Sometimes I am stunned by the vastness of the internet, as well as the brief 15-nanoseconds of fame that go along with most of its…
View More Deep-sea additions to the Nematode Tree of LifeRed Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate Change
One of the defining decision points of life: Settle-down and make a living close to the familiar particulars of your birthplace or venture out to…
View More Red Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate ChangeFrom The Editor’s Desk: The Case For Open Access
Color me surprised that there is still resistance against open access journals. I was extremely flattered a few years ago to be invited to join…
View More From The Editor’s Desk: The Case For Open AccessColor Me Stressed
A post on NOAA’s Coral-List (an automatic mailing list forum for online discussions and announcements pertaining to coral reef ecosystem research, conservation, and education) caught…
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