Following in the footsteps of Craig, I have a short piece published in the July/August issue of SEED Magazine for their Why I Do Science…
View More I Love the Smell of the Deep Sea in the MorningCategory: Organisms
Hydromedusa Mounts Ninja Style Invasion
Dr. Maria Pia Miglietta, a postdoc in my lab at Penn State, just published a fascinating paper on a “silent invasion” happening around the world’s…
View More Hydromedusa Mounts Ninja Style InvasionTGIF: A Passionate Affair With a Squid
Hat Tip to Matt for pointing us to this post at Ectoplasmosis. Two parts beautiful and three parts disturbing you’re unlikely to forget this video…
View More TGIF: A Passionate Affair With a SquidSo Very Close But No Squid
Craig meet Fate…Fate meet Craig…Fate you can now proceed to slap Craig in the face. In my 2 year reign tenure at MBARI, I have…
View More So Very Close But No SquidToo Many Species, Too Few Scientists
That is the common theme in marine biology. Clara Moskowitz has an article up at LiveScience describing how scientists are struggling to keep up with…
View More Too Many Species, Too Few ScientistsKani and Calamari: Why I Love Japan
No, I’m not talking sushi. I’m talking about Japan’s blockbuster sports marine invertebrate films! Check out Kani the Goalkeeper and Calamari Wrestler below and I…
View More Kani and Calamari: Why I Love JapanTGIF: Attack of the Giant Squidfoil
Stop motion & Music by Ryan Smith. Rendered by Chris Mcdonald. Disturbing, but the stop motion and haunting music.. can’t keep my eyes away… Bonus…
View More TGIF: Attack of the Giant SquidfoilDeep Water Corals Invade!
Sometimes research comes about that really makes my whole week. This time it is a little diddy from Lindner et al. in PLoS. We could…
View More Deep Water Corals Invade!Squid Messenger Bag!
I know what to get Craig for his birthday! From Gama-Go: “This bag is built to last, constructed from a tough, water-resistant cordura nylon shell…
View More Squid Messenger Bag!Environment Shapes Barnacle Penis
Spring is in the air! Its the time of year to release your gametes into the water and make baby barnacles. But wait a second,…
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