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How Urban Renewal Gets You Giant Sea Hares

Why masses of giant ocean mollusks invading your city’s rest & relaxation zone is actually a good thing At the heart of downtown Oakland,…

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Malacology Monthly: Inside-Out

Douglas Long October 16, 2015 adaptation conchology Invertebrate invertebrate zoology malacology mollusks sea shells shells snails

This Open-House Special brings you inside the modern homes of today’s most popular marine mollusks Are you old enough to remember the show MTV Cribs, where…

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Malacology Monthly: Spines and How to Use Them

Douglas Long September 16, 2015 adaptation conch evolution Gastropod limpet malacology marine biology mollusk Murex oyster seashell Spines

Evolution is repetitive, especially if it produces adaptations that work well. If it’s all about survival, spines do the trick throughout the mollusk world. Scorpion Without…

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Before Giant Plankton-Feeding Sharks, there were Giant Plankton-Feeding Sharks.

Douglas Long September 11, 2015 basking shark Cretaceous evolution filter-feeding fossil manta ray megamouth shark Paleontology plankton Pseudomegachasma sandtiger shark shark teeth whale shark

In the fossil history of sharks, a unique evolutionary experiment happened much earlier than anyone thought. The largest fishes in the oceans feed on some…

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Dolphins and Drugs – The Shocking Connections

Douglas Long August 6, 2015 dolphins drugs

Is Flipper a junkie? Deep Sea News has always provided the fair and balanced approach to dolphins, recognizing their essential role in the oceans’ ecosystems, yet…

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10 Not-So-Obvious Ways Seaweed is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You

Alex Warneke July 25, 2015 bacon beer compounds OSU Science seaweed

Remember way back, when you couldn’t leave the dinner table before you ate all of your leafy veggies? Remember how for 8 year old you,…

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Malacology Monthly: Cephalopod Compendium

Douglas Long May 6, 2015 Argonauta Cephalopod Crusty nautilus Cuttlebone cuttlefish evolution Nautilus Octopus paper nautilus psittacine dietary calcium supplement ram's Horn Squid Spirula squid tentacles

Even if you don’t care much for marine invertebrates, you gotta love Cephalopods. Squid, octopus, nautilus, cuttlefish, they have the stylish panache and quirky evolutionary…

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We are Going to Need a Bigger Helicopter

Alex Warneke April 14, 2015 Cabrillo National Monument National Park Service SD Natural History Museum USCG whales

Working at a National Park results in a fair share of interesting encounters. Take for instance, yesterday when my boss emails me and says, “The Coast…

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Malacology Monthly: Pilot Episode

Douglas Long April 8, 2015 bivalve cephalopods evolution gastropods malacology marine biology conchology Mollusca mollusks Morphology seashell shells

Like seashells but are sick of social media? Hate Facebook but need a hearty dose of marine invertebrates? Want a bigger malacological meal rather than…

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Super Colossal

Douglas Long April 8, 2015 Antarctica Colossal Squid deep sea Mesonychoteuthis New Zealand sperm whale squid Te Papa

Twelve years ago this month, a super squid was captured. On April 1, 2003, a massive squid was pulled up from the sub-antarctic waters south…