Researchers have been very concerned about the paucity of females of Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis, an octopus inhabiting the hydrothermal vent community of the Eastern Pacific Rise.…
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Glacial squid siting!
So, if the poles are slowly melting away, will icy habitats actually increase their extent as icebergs disperse to low latitudes and pack ice fractures?…
View More Glacial squid siting!Cephalopods Are Nuts
Jeff Vrabel discusses our octopod brethren When possible, I like to keep close tabs on the world of octopuses, for two reasons: 1. Everybody has…
View More Cephalopods Are NutsFight the Radioactive Octopus!
The latest from Archie McPhee: Frogmen vs. Radioactive Octopus. Makes a great present to that little deep sea diver for the summer beach holiday! “During…
View More Fight the Radioactive Octopus!Dumping Pharmaceutical Waste In The Deep Sea
During 1973-78 alone over 400 metric tones of pharmaceutical wastes were dumped into the ocean off Puerto Rico.
View More Dumping Pharmaceutical Waste In The Deep SeaGot a Spare $25,000?
With a lot of extra spare change you could name a species
View More Got a Spare $25,000?TGIF: Giant & Humboldt Squid
Been awhile since we talked about Mollusks here at DSN. A couple of Friday movies to rectify that problem. The first one not so serious…the…
View More TGIF: Giant & Humboldt SquidTGIF: Giant & Humboldt Squid
Been awhile since we talked about Mollusks here at DSN. A couple of Friday movies to rectify that problem. The first one not so serious…the…
View More TGIF: Giant & Humboldt SquidNew Deep-Sea Communities From Whale Poo
A species of holothurian, Pannychia, swarms a whale fecal mound in the abyssal Pacific. When Miriam visited me last week at MBARI, we discussed over…
View More New Deep-Sea Communities From Whale PooDeep Oceans and Deep Space
I don’t study hydrothermal vents. I rather enjoy the deep muddy ooze, and its organisms, that comprise much of the earth’s surface. Not that I…
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