Great informative video from MBARI: “This video shows some adaptations animals have for camouflaging themselves in the deep sea. Many of the animals in the…
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Everything Poops
This is of course meant as an educational offering, you know… us being a top science blog and all… Everything Poops by Kevin Zelnio Lyrics…
View More Everything PoopsA World Inside a Coconut
This is rewritten from one of my favorite contributions from The Other 95%. ————————— In November 2003, while an undergrad at University of California at…
View More A World Inside a CoconutA Symphony of Species in the Deep
Love this new video put out by Census of Marine Life. “Featured in a new “roll call” of life from 25 key ocean regions, marine…
View More A Symphony of Species in the Deep“Recycled Island” not a cure for plastic trash in ocean
As some of you may know, my graduate research is on plastic debris in the North Pacific Central Gyre. While I am deeply disturbed by…
View More “Recycled Island” not a cure for plastic trash in oceanLynx Nudibranch Mows Down Some Hydroids
Hat tip to Fish and Aquatic News. From one of my favorite Vimeo uploaders Morphologic Studios. ‘The Lynx Nudibranch’ from MORPHOLOGIC on Vimeo. ‘The Lynx…
View More Lynx Nudibranch Mows Down Some HydroidsPLoS One and the Census of Marine Life
One of the greatest moments of my career was being invited to serve as editor at PLoS One. This moment was surpassed by the day…
View More PLoS One and the Census of Marine LifeTiger Sharks Provide Inspiration for Flight in Albatross
The Tide Pool: Loss of Phytoplankton, War Gods and Corals, and Gulf of Mexico Biodiversity
An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! A new paper by Boyce, Lewis, and Worm…
View More The Tide Pool: Loss of Phytoplankton, War Gods and Corals, and Gulf of Mexico BiodiversityResearchBlogCast #11: A Population Genetics Species Concept?
A recent PLoS One paper by Birky and colleagues attempts to define species for asexual animals using the theoretical framework that has been developed by…
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