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Category: Biology

Adaptations Biology Evolution Habitats Hadal & Trench Organisms

How Life Thrives Under the Ocean’s Crushing Pressure

Dr. M June 17, 2024 No Comments

Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a…

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Adaptations Biology Ecology Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

A Journey to the Hottest Place on Earth: Hydrothermal Vents and the Resilient Pompeii Worm

Dr. M June 4, 2024 No Comments

I have only seen a hydrothermal vent once, during Dive 73 aboard the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s Doc Ricketts. Unlike many deep-sea biologists, I…

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Adaptations Biology Evolution Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Surviving Toxic Havens

Dr. M May 23, 2024 No Comments

The ROV Global Explorer reaches bottom at around 9:01 am, nearly 3.5 kilometers deep  in the Gulf of Mexico.  The 1.5-ton machine flies nimbly through…

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Biology New Research New Species Organisms

The Carpet Dragon Takes Flight

Dr. M May 1, 2024 No Comments

Guest post by Dr. Melissa Betters “They got it!” echoed shouts down the hallways of the Research Vessel Atlantis in Fall 2018. The whole science…

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Biology Evolution Genetics New Research New Species Organisms Scientist! Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Introducing a New Species: My Namesake, a New Bone-Eating Worm

Dr. M April 23, 2024 No Comments

Osedax worms, or the ‘bone eating’ worms are little soft sacks resembling snotty little flowers. The “bone devourer” is not quite accurate as the worms…

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Biology Expeditions New Research Organisms Seamount

Hump Day Happiness: Dive into Deep-Sea Delights

Dr. M April 17, 2024 No Comments

You know what your hump day needs? Some absolute stunning photos of deep-sea animals. Look at this one. Look at that one. You gotta get…

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Biology Echinoderms New Research Organisms

New Deep-Sea Cucumber Has 100 Feet

Dr. M April 8, 2024 No Comments

A new species of deep-sea cucumber has over 100 feet in alternating two or three rows. This means of course that when it plays the…

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Cephalopods Evolution New Research Organisms Paleobiology

Ancient Origins of the Vampire Squid

Dr. M March 5, 2024 No Comments

Delving into the evolutionary past of the enigmatic deep-sea vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, has long been a pursuit shrouded in mystery. However, recent discoveries, such…

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Abyss Adaptations Crustacean Evolution Organisms

The Many Clawed, Blind Lobsters of the Deep

Dr. M February 29, 2024 No Comments

In the profound darkness of the ocean’s depths, organisms face a choice concerning their visual capabilities. Some species evolve specialized eyes that grow to astonishing…

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Biology Development Ecology Hadal & Trench New Species

Flatworm cocoons in the abyss

Dr. M February 18, 2024 No Comments

Flatworms, also known as Platyhelminthes, constitute a phylum of about 20,000 species of rather uncomplicated invertebrates characterized by their soft bodies and lack of segmentation.…

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