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So what do you call a group of cuttlefish?

Octopuses are generally loners. Squids often form schools. But cuttlefish (or seacuttles if you will)…they outright just don’t get along with one another. In the…

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The EDC of the SEA

Alex Warneke March 23, 2015 Calvin Harris EDC Fluoro Diving Glow Sticks Rave scuba diving

Grab your glow sticks. Throw on all the neon swag you can possibly find. Turn up the Calvin Harris and DROP. THAT. BASS. We are going…

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I prefer my seafood without sperm, thank you

Holly Bik March 18, 2015 food fall local cuisine mass spawning Pacific Ocean Palola worm palolo Polychaete Samoa Vanuatu yummy

With the first taste of palolo I understood the Samoans’ love for it. Certainly it suggested a salty caviar, but with something added, a strong,…

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These Are A Few of My Favorite Species: Mandarinfish

Douglas Long March 17, 2015

Coral reefs are synonymous with colorful fish, but in a world teeming with Technicolor extravagance, few fish can rival the psychedelic spectacle of the Mandarinfish.…

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Squid 1, Shark 0

Dr. M March 16, 2015

In the South Pacific, hovering over the peaks of seamounts at depths more than one kilometer deep swims a squid. This dark red squid, Idioteuthis…

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The Animals of the Musashi Battleship

Dr. M March 11, 2015 battleship Invertebrate Musahsi Paul Allen shipwreck Sibuyan Sea

On November 1st, 1940 the Imperial Japanese Navy launched the Yamato Class Battleship the Musashi. She and her sister ship, Yamato, were the heaviest and most powerfully…

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The Life, and Death, of Jairo

Dr. M March 10, 2015 beach Costa Rica Jairo Mora Sandoval leatherback Limon

Every year female hawksbill, loggerhead, green, and the massive leatherback sea turtle come to nest on the Atlantic coastline of Costa Rica, each female returning…

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Malacology Monday

Douglas Long March 9, 2015 Gary Busey malacology mineralization molluscs mollusks sea shells shells taxonomy

You already know that Deep Sea News provides expert reporting, in-depth analysis, first-person research, and sarcastic mockery of contemporary topics relevant to our ocean world.…

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Why the Foldscope is My New Favorite Toy

Alex Warneke March 8, 2015 Foldscope Microscope Prakash Lab Stanford TED talk

This past year Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell, and William Moerner received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy.” From simply…

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What’s this viral video mystery blob? (hint: it’s not a pyrosome)

RR Helm March 6, 2015

Hi lovely internet. I’ve noticed lots of folks getting really excited about a new video going viral. Many are calling this giant strange worm a pyrosome. Now,…