Two of my favorite things, Cypress Hill and Squids, together at last. During experiments on the axons of the Woods Hole squid (Loligo pealei), we…
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Tidal Pools: Nature’s Putrid Sewers – Horrifying Planet
Oh, the Onion. How we love you. (H/t Jarrett Byrnes).
View More Tidal Pools: Nature’s Putrid Sewers – Horrifying PlanetTGIF: The Biggest Poop On Earth (possibly)
Behold! The biggest poop on earth! Well, we don’t actually know if it’s the actual biggest poop, but it is a poop that came out…
View More TGIF: The Biggest Poop On Earth (possibly)Life on the Leg of a Crab
Neptune Canada, the world’s first regional-scale underwater ocean observatory network that plugs directly into the Internet, has an excellent Flickr photostream of deep-sea beasties. A close up on the…
View More Life on the Leg of a CrabTGIF: The Dalai Lama on Climate Change
Did you know that the Dalai Lama works closely with scientists, and calls for the withdrawal of any Buddhist beliefs that contradict scientific evidence? Neither…
View More TGIF: The Dalai Lama on Climate ChangeMust-watch video on rip currents
If you’re going to the beach this summer, please watch this video on recognizing and avoiding rip currents. It’s a critical practical guide AND a…
View More Must-watch video on rip currentsTGIF: The Story of Sushi
For your Friday viewing pleasure, I bring you the “Story of Sushi” – this video is kind of like Thomas the Tank Engine (the PBS…
View More TGIF: The Story of SushiThe Ocean We Want to Know
It’s Monday, but I feel in need of a little video pick-me-up, and maybe so do you. Please enjoy this yery cute parody of Gotye’s…
View More The Ocean We Want to KnowFlock of Seagulls
And because Friday afternoon demands it. How many of you will be singing the following for the rest of the weekend? And I ran, I…
View More Flock of SeagullsThe Sea We’ve Hardly Seen
I am admittedly a huge invertebrate nerd. But there’s a lot more going on in the ocean than can be caught with a plankton net.…
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