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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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Seamounts of the Southeast Pacific

Dr. M February 25, 2024 No Comments

Schmidt Ocean has posted new 4K video of a suite of amazing organisms from seamounts of the coast of Chile. I, however, strongly feel the…

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A New Deep-Sea Family of Roly Polies

Dr. M January 22, 2024 No Comments

As I sit at my computer, not even a month into the new year, four new species of sponges from underwater volcanoes, three new species…

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Alligators in the Abyss: Part 2

Connecting the oceans to land are numerous carbon highways. These conduits bring food from land to the ocean, supporting an abundance of life. Our group…

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Experience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 Videos

Dr. M February 7, 2019 abyss biodiversity deep sea Giant Isopod Gulf of Mexico invertebrates

As we prepare for our 2019, Gulf of Mexico, Deep-Sea, Wood-Fall Collection, Research Cruise Spectacular from February 11th-24th, enjoy these videos from our 2017 expedition.…

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3-D Printing the Ulitmate Deep-Sea Christmas Tree

Dr. M January 17, 2019

Armed with the lab’s trusty Ultimaker 3-D printer, our imaginations, and endless source of inspiration that is deep-sea life and science, my lab and I…