February’s Scientist In Residence that I am way behind on introducing is Jarrett Byrnes, a postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and…
View More Scientist In Residence Jarrett Brynes: How Are Extinctions and Invasions Shaping Food Webs?Category: Organisms
Got Shark?
Apologies on my spare offerings of late, but things are crazy busy for me with field work in Fiji. I’m not at liberty to go…
View More Got Shark?Please enjoy this inappropriate octopus
While Craig is touring the country with his pet giant squid, Kevin is resting on his publication laurels, Rick is saving coral reefs down in…
View More Please enjoy this inappropriate octopus100% Guaranteed, Guilt-Free, Sustainable Sushi?
Fellow science blogger, friend, and colleague Jennifer Jacquet recently invited me to contribute to a special all-ocean-themed issue of the journal Solutions that she, Nancy…
View More 100% Guaranteed, Guilt-Free, Sustainable Sushi?Curiouser Podcast: Life Under Constant Pressure
Jai Ranganathan speaks to me about the biodiversity of the deep sea and my paper from last year. More than 70 percent of the earth…
View More Curiouser Podcast: Life Under Constant PressureDeep-Sea Creatures Play in the Same Band
I am really loving the new paper by O’Hara et al. The gist is we typically think of the different oceans having unique sets of…
View More Deep-Sea Creatures Play in the Same BandRelease of the Daphnia Genome
Today marks the long-awaited release of the Daphnia pulex genome, published today in Science. Why is this such a momentous occasion? Well first of all,…
View More Release of the Daphnia GenomeWelcome to the SHELL MIDDEN!!
Formerly known as the “boneyard”, this month Deep Sea News brings you the SHELL MIDDEN!!! A much more exciting and biodiverse assemblage of paleoposts. We…
View More Welcome to the SHELL MIDDEN!!“Gooey” New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian Sea
via “Gooey” New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian Sea There’s a new island in the azure waters off Pakistan, but you might want to hold off…
View More “Gooey” New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian SeaRed Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate Change
One of the defining decision points of life: Settle-down and make a living close to the familiar particulars of your birthplace or venture out to…
View More Red Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate Change