There are many anecdotal remedies for jellyfish stings, from urine to meat tenderizer, but this one may be the tastiest. A case report published in the…
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Category: Biology
This sea slug is like a cross between a dinosaur, a jellyfish, and a watermelon
I am awkward, and for that reason I’ve decided the sea slug Melibe will be my new power animal. I’m clumsy, equally bad at all sports, and…
View More This sea slug is like a cross between a dinosaur, a jellyfish, and a watermelonA day at the beach with a pair of Oarfish
When I think of vacations to Mexico, I think margaritas and lounging at the beach. But last month in Baja California, this group of tourists…
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The Floating Rocks of the South Pacific
In the South Pacific world building occurs every day. From beneath the ocean’s depths active submarine volcanoes eject molten lava and sulfuric gases well above…
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Here at DSN we strive to inspire the next generation of mini-deeplings. Ultimately, we want you to want you to be like us. Perhaps not…
View More Top 20 Frequently Asked Questions of Marine ScientistsWas there an epic war or an epic romance between this robot and a squid?
This is a sea glider. And an unusually filthy one at that… Seagliders spend their time flying up and down between the sea surface and…
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Love in a tidepool.
When it comes to reproduction, there is one group that just doesn’t mess around….or does…. Seaweeds know how to get it on. And they can…
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I’ve been waiting 16 years to know: what is the ocean dandelion?
I was 12 when I first saw an “ocean dandelion,” and I wish I’d known then how strange these animals truly are. I was…
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Enigmatic Megamouth Shark has Long-Lost Fossil Relatives
On 15 November 1976, a US Navy boat tracking Soviet subs in the Pacific was retrieving its sonar gear from deep water around Oahu…
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TGIF: Seaweed Shop
A couple months back, I introduced the beginnings of an epic collaboration known as Bio Logik. Bio Logik is the deeper understanding of Biology and…
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