Sometimes I find it really frustrating that all we ever talk about is species (granted, I am very guilty of this too). Is it new? …
View More If I had my way, we’d just sequence everythingCategory: Organisms
The Tide Pool: Divergent Flatfish, Eavesdropping Fiddler Crabs, Hurricanes Kill Urchins
An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! ———————————- The western Pacific is broken land, plates…
View More The Tide Pool: Divergent Flatfish, Eavesdropping Fiddler Crabs, Hurricanes Kill UrchinsJellyfish: Pretty from a Distance
A link from one of readers (thanks Ashley!) pointed us to a story on MSNBC about a very large Lion’s Mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) that…
View More Jellyfish: Pretty from a DistanceAdopt a Microbe From the Deep
As part of the Expedition 327 of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program aboard the ocean drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution, Adopt a Microbe is unleashed! From the website……
View More Adopt a Microbe From the DeepYour Happiness Kills Crustaceans
Nearly 30-90% of the pharmaceuticals we digest are excreted in its active form. These active pharmaceuticals collect sewage systems and eventually make their way to…
View More Your Happiness Kills CrustaceansUpdate on NOAA Expedition in the Indian Ocean
The join Indonesia – U.S. exploration of the deep ocean north of Sulawesi, Indonesia mapped the large undersea volcano Kawio Barat. From base to summet…
View More Update on NOAA Expedition in the Indian OceanPaul the Psychic Octopus
I have to post about this so that I can get it out of my system. Has anyone else been obsessed with “Paul the psychic…
View More Paul the Psychic OctopusMore Decor for My Office
A limited edition print of the comic How the male angler fish gets completely screwed signed by the artist only $25
View More More Decor for My OfficeDetermining the Fate of Carbon in a Mixotrophic Anemone
It has been known for a long time that some anemones form symbiotic relationships with Zooxanthellae. For a while it was assumed that the anemones…
View More Determining the Fate of Carbon in a Mixotrophic Anemone70’s Porn Staches and the Female Fish Who Love Them
Straight men let’s face it. We will do anything if we think females will find it attractive. No matter how ludicrous, expensive, or time-consuming it…
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