Organisms

Biology Crustacean Development Ecology Intertidal Mating & Reproduction

Female Crabs Only Eat Their Own Young When They’re Hungry

For many ocean invertebrates, the first stage of life occurs as tiny larvae in the plankton. The toughness of the planktonic larval life has caused…

Art Conservation & Environment Education Fishing Habitats Life At Sea Life of Science Pictures and Movies Plastic Sharks Uncategorized

Sea Walls: Lessons from a Paint Can

Alex Warneke July 12, 2014 conservation Graffiti PangeaSeed Sea Walls sharks Street Art

“Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change – it can not only move us, it makes…

Climate Change Coral Coral Reef Ecology Fish Fishing Mammals Paleobiology Uncategorized

Feces Friday: Marine Edition

Douglas Long July 11, 2014

Here’s your recap of the top excretion-related news in the past few weeks, and what it means to our ocean world: Mo’ Whales, Mo’ Poop,…

Adaptations Biology Crustacean Parasites

That looks terrible on you Dolphin- take it off!

RR Helm July 7, 2014

I hate all the stuff growing on whales. It’s just one of those weird personal tics. All those barnacles look annoying and itchy and the whole…

Art Cephalopods Mollusk

Giant Squid Spotted on the Streets of Baltimore

Dr. M July 3, 2014

The advantage of being a marine biologist is that EPIC things pass by my desk quite often. Sure my salary is low and the hours long but…

Art Biology Ecology Fish Gadgets & Gear Life of Science Scientist! Social Sciences Uncategorized Vessels and Equipment Weird

Inked.

Alex Warneke July 1, 2014 Research tattoos VIE tags

From ancient polynesians to seafaring sailors, tattoos in their various fashions have adorned the derma canvas for centuries. Used to represent tribal ranks, voyages to distant lands and conquests,…

Abyss Cnidaria Education Open Access Pelagic Pictures and Movies

Amazing purple jelly sighting in the deep sea

RR Helm June 30, 2014

I live for moments like this. Things like this make the long nights editing grant proposals, the paper rejections, the failed experiments all worth it.…