For when it’s Thursday and everyone needs a little bit more cute, cuddly, and slightly slimey things in their life…Etsy never let’s us down. I have…
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Category: Organisms
Look at the Size of that Kelp
I think one reason DSN wanted to rope me in was that Alex wanted another algae nerd on staff. And I hope I make her…
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In the evolution of fishes, this is a one seahorse race*
*alternative titles include “Looking a gift seahorse (genome) in the mouth”, “My kingdom for a seahorse genome”, “Hold your seahorses“, and “The galloping evolution of…
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Tentacles, Tube Feet, and Other Sticky Things.
You guys…I did a thing. I published my first book. It’s a children’s sticker book all about the intertidal squishies that I love so much!…
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I’m the modern day equivalent of a massive Carboniferous dragonfly
I am annoyingly the first one to return to the surface after any scuba dive. My bottom time exploring the wonders of the aquatic realm…
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We at DSN are not typically fans of the dolphins but we’re no monsters. I love cranberry sauce out of the can but I do want…
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Craig With Big Things (and Small Things)
I have a confession. I am obsessed with ridiculously large and small things. While other children impatiently anticipated toys for Christmas, I enjoyed just as…
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TGIF: Barnacles put a ring on it
Have you ever seen the bottom of a barnacle? Or to be totally accurate, the top? I hadn’t either until a good friend and photographer,…
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Have you been watching Okeanos explorer? If not, this week is your chance!
I’m kind of obsessed with Okeanos Explorer. Why? Because being able to watch a live feed of an ROV exploring the deep ocean on the…
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Pokémon GO players, please don’t take drifters from the ocean. THEY ARE NOT POKÉBALLS.
Love it or hate it, Pokémon Go is undeniably a phenomenon. Although we here at DSN previously warned of the perils of Poké hunting in…
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