Ocean Sunfish, also known as Mola Mola, look like a pancake and are just the weirdest fish. I was ambivalent about these creatures until reading…
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The Kelp of Luxury
How do you define class? How do you define luxury? How do you define an experience like no other at 30,000 feet in the sky?…
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Fight against the #EPAfreeze – Because you don’t want sewage on your beaches, right?
Would you want your taxi driver using a paper road map from 1892? Or would you rather he plug in the route on his Google…
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January. A time for half-baked resolutions, fully-baked apple crisp, 2.5 weeks of dutifully honoring my pre-paid annual gym membership, and a buttload of retrospective, end-of-the-year…
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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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Hello hello. I thought I’d introduce myself as one of the newest members of the DSN crew. I’m an assistant professor at UMass Boston studying…
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A Decade of Deep Sea Decadence
Today is legendary! Why, you ask? Well, we are celebrating TEN YEARS of DSN posts. That’s right – if you go wayyyyyyyyy back in…
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Have you been nautical or nice? A week of DSN holiday gift guides
It’s December. With all the parties, year-end-deadlines and general holiday shenanigans, have you found the perfect gift for that marine science-lover in your life? If you have,…
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A 100-year-old mystery blob solved
First, let’s be clear: in the ocean, mucus is king. On land, mucus is tragically confined to various animal orifices, unable to last long outside…
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Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Karen James (@kejames on Twitter) is an independent researcher in Bar Harbor, Maine. Her work is at the…
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