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Tiger Sharks Will Nom Nom Anything

Dr. M June 11, 2024 No Comments

Tiger sharks are sort of generalist feeders. And by generalist, I mean they will pretty much eat anything. And by everything, I mean everything. On…

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Video Friday: Megalodon Seamount Surprise

Dr. M January 5, 2024 No Comments

In 2022, The Ocean Exploration Trust retrieved a megalodon tooth from a never-before-explored seamount in the Pacific Ocean, discovered at a depth of over 10,000…

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Alligators in the Abyss: Part 2

Connecting the oceans to land are numerous carbon highways. These conduits bring food from land to the ocean, supporting an abundance of life. Our group…

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Experience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 Videos

Dr. M February 7, 2019 abyss biodiversity deep sea Giant Isopod Gulf of Mexico invertebrates

As we prepare for our 2019, Gulf of Mexico, Deep-Sea, Wood-Fall Collection, Research Cruise Spectacular from February 11th-24th, enjoy these videos from our 2017 expedition.…

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3-D Printing the Ulitmate Deep-Sea Christmas Tree

Dr. M January 17, 2019

Armed with the lab’s trusty Ultimaker 3-D printer, our imaginations, and endless source of inspiration that is deep-sea life and science, my lab and I…

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How We Know Megalodon Doesn’t Still Exist?

Dr. M December 31, 2017 megalodon

Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon) is the largest shark, at a magnificent maximum length of 18 meters (59 feet), to ever have dwelled in the oceans. We…

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The Fantastical Beasts of the Deep Gulf of Mexico

Dr. M June 15, 2017 biodiversity deep sea gallery Giant Isopod Gulf of Mexico invertebrates National Science Foundation tripod fish

I recently returned from nearly two weeks at sea with a motley and intrepid crew exploring the Gulf of Mexico almost a mile and half…

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TGIF: Elasmo-Lite-Brites

Alex Warneke May 27, 2016 biofluoresence glow-in-the-dark sharks sio turtles

Basically, the ocean is a glowing rave of awesome…but you already knew that. Happy Friday!

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Meet the New Sharks of 2015

Douglas Long February 12, 2016 Catshark elasmobranch Genetics lanternshark meristics New Species nurse shark sharks taxonomy

The worn and weary phrase “There’s more fish in the sea” isn’t just cold solace for heartbroken saps, but for shark biologists, this means more discoveries…

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Ninja Lanternshark: the New Shark Species You Will Never See Coming

Douglas Long December 25, 2015 deep sea elasmobranch ichthyology lanternsharks marine biology Ninja Lanternshark shark

You will never see the Ninja Lanternshark coming, not because it’s dark and elusive, but because you won’t be swimming below 1,000 feet deep off…

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