In which Dr. Milton Love ruins the magic behind Finding Dory with Science, but we love him anyways. TUNE IN HERE
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Category: Biology
The Ethics of Respect for Nature
Lately I have been saddened by a series of unfortunate events that have become all to common. These incidents center around one central theme-…
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TGIF: Elasmo-Lite-Brites
Basically, the ocean is a glowing rave of awesome…but you already knew that. Happy Friday!
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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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Hard Celebrity Science: The Ocean Salinity Edition
The story of sea salt. It’s a story of geology, endurance, and erosion. Unfortunately, this story seems to be unknown to several persons of dubious copious fame. And…
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Video: What is this scary fish?
So last Wednesday I got a message from DSN reader Aaron England Looze asking if I could identify this fish: Anyone who knows me knows…
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CRAB SWARM!
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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Video! The sea slug that looks and swims like a fish
Out there in the open ocean is a nudibranch sea slug that looks like a fish, and for the last five months I’ve been obsessed…
View More Video! The sea slug that looks and swims like a fishUnder Pressure: Will Deep-Sea Animals Explode or Implode on the Surface?
A comment on Reddit reminded me of a question that I have received many times. The question is always a good one because it stems…
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Meet the New Sharks of 2015
The worn and weary phrase “There’s more fish in the sea” isn’t just cold solace for heartbroken saps, but for shark biologists, this means more discoveries…
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