In the sixth grade, we had weekly assignments that were supposed to be a mixture of arts and crafts and scholarly study. Two of my good…
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Category: Organisms
This animal can be torn apart, and will come back together again
Though we might not think much of the small pond Hydra, it’s got an incredible secret superpower. It spends much of its day extending its…
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A (Not So Serious) Scientific Treatment of Mermaids
It is hard to know where to start in describing Karl Banse, professor emeritus at the University of Washington. He is one of the world’s…
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Beautiful Wood Fall Art from Immy Smith
When I crowd funded part of my wood fall research, Immy Smith reached out to me about painting some of the life that occurs on these…
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On How I Came to Meet Polar Bear Pete
“ ‘Help!’ cried a bear, ‘I come with bad news!’ ‘Come with me quick, there’s no time to lose!’ The people sailed by and left…
View More On How I Came to Meet Polar Bear PeteThe sea is full of life, but not quite that full
A couple weeks ago this photo was going viral with the headline “A Single Drop of Seawater, Magnified 25 Times”: This was one of this…
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How to shrink a styrofoam cup and other side effects of deep ocean pressure
Too much pressure can be a good thing. Extreme pressure in the earth’s mantle squeezing carbon together creates diamonds and aids Rihanna’s ability to shine…
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Dead Elasmobranchs on the Seafloor are Not as Appetizing as One Might Assume
Most fauna in the deep-sea rely upon a drizzle of particles of decaying animals and feces. This marine snow is of low food quality as…
View More Dead Elasmobranchs on the Seafloor are Not as Appetizing as One Might AssumeWhat is the world's largest barrel sponge?
It is probably this 2.5 meter (8.2 feet) diameter giant that was a tourist attraction for scuba divers visiting Curaçao in the Caribbean in the…
View More What is the world's largest barrel sponge?Anemone consumes a baby seabird
One afternoon, my coworker Lisa Guy and I are looking through her photo archive, when I spy something that looks like an purple butterball turkey…
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