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 ChangeCategory: Ecology
What’s Eating You?
Feed a fish a fish, it eats for a day; Teach a fish to fish, it eats forever. That basically seems to be the crux…
View More What’s Eating You?Scientist In Residence: Danny Richter on the To Humble Diatom
Dear Diatoms, You are pretty, and I like you. Haeckel liked you too, so did Gaudi. Obviously, they appreciated the little things in life. While…
View More Scientist In Residence: Danny Richter on the To Humble DiatomEpic FAIL, Wake-Up Call, Turning Point, or All of the Above?
Here’s a hypothetical you parents out there should appreciate: Your child comes home from school, report card in hand. On reviewing the grades you notice…
View More Epic FAIL, Wake-Up Call, Turning Point, or All of the Above?A Very Deep Sea Holiday Greeting
Twas two nights after Cephalopodmas, and all through the lab, All the Deeplings were ready for beer and boiled crab. Their table was set, napkins…
View More A Very Deep Sea Holiday GreetingGraduate Research Opportunity in Coral Bleaching and Ocean Acidification
Passing along a solicitation for what looks like a very interesting (and timely) research opportunity at The Ohio State University. You can also learn more…
View More Graduate Research Opportunity in Coral Bleaching and Ocean AcidificationCephalopod on Cephalopod Crime
New work in the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society indicates that ammonites were likely preyed upon beaked squids. The Chamouth Mudstone Formation on the…
View More Cephalopod on Cephalopod CrimeCommodify Your Ocean Conservation
With but hours (Pacific time) from Black Friday, the most epic endurance retail binge known to primates, I thought I’d pause to reflect on a…
View More Commodify Your Ocean ConservationMarine Invertebrate Diversity Goes With The Flow
Here’s an observation in which most recreational divers are familiar. Whether you’re diving the chilly coast of Maine or the tropical waters of Fiji, those…
View More Marine Invertebrate Diversity Goes With The FlowGreat Migrations
National Geographic embarked on an ambitious two and a half year film project, covering over 420,000 square miles, and telling the story of animal movements…
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