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New Research

  • The Carpet Dragon Takes Flight

  • Introducing a New Species: My Namesake, a New Bone-Eating Worm

  • Hump Day Happiness: Dive into Deep-Sea Delights

  • New Deep-Sea Cucumber Has 100 Feet

  • Ancient Origins of the Vampire Squid

  • Holy Glowing Sea Cucumbers!

  • A New Deep-Sea Family of Roly Polies

  • Adaptations Biology Evolution Habitats Hadal & Trench Organisms

    How Life Thrives Under the Ocean’s Crushing Pressure

    Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a…

    Dr. M June 17, 2024 No Comments
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  • Conservation & Environment Mining

    Deep-Sea Mining with John Oliver

    Dr. M June 13, 2024 No Comments
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  • Vessels and Equipment

    The Inside Story of the Titan Submersible

    Dr. M June 13, 2024 No Comments
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  • Sharks

    Tiger Sharks Will Nom Nom Anything

    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…

    Dr. M June 11, 2024 No Comments
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  • Adaptations Biology Ecology Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

    A Journey to the Hottest Place on Earth: Hydrothermal Vents and the Resilient Pompeii Worm

    I have only seen a hydrothermal vent once, during Dive 73 aboard the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s Doc Ricketts. Unlike many deep-sea biologists, I…

    Dr. M June 4, 2024 No Comments
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Opinions and Editorial

  • Abyss Opinion & Editorial Organisms Policy

     The Cost of Fear: How Perceptions of the Deep Sea Hurt Conservation

    Dr. M April 28, 2024 No Comments
  • Cephalopods Opinion & Editorial

    A very special PSA from Deep-Sea News

    Dr. M August 8, 2019
  • Life of Science Opinion & Editorial Scientist!

    What Are Your Research Group’s Scientific Core Values?

    Dr. M January 29, 2019
  • Conservation & Environment Opinion & Editorial Plastic Vessels and Equipment

    The Continued Boondoggle of the Ocean Cleanup

    Dr. M January 6, 2019
  • Conferences Editor's Desk Education Life of Science Opinion & Editorial Scientist! Special

    Can you afford to be a marine biologist? Or a scientist?

    Dr. M December 24, 2018
  • Editor's Desk Education Life of Science Opinion & Editorial Scientist!

    Let’s Kill the GRE

    Dr. M November 23, 2018

Education Scientist!

Darwin Day Road Show Day 1&2

Dr. M February 7, 2012 Darwin DayDarwin Day Road ShowoutreachScience Outreach

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The passing of Mike deGruy

Alistair Dove February 4, 2012

Marine biologist, photographer and  documentary maker Mike deGruy was killed in a helicopter accident in Australia yesterday.  TED has remembrance page here and below is…

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Cephalopods Reviews

Interview: New anthology of tentacle porn reaches for marine conservation

Miriam Goldstein February 2, 2012 BooksCephalopodHuman-Nature InteractionPornReproductionsexTentacle

Warning: This post is rated PG-13 and is safe for work, but contains links to NSFW adult-only content. Click at your own risk. Most marine…

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Editor's Desk Opinion & Editorial Scientist!

Awareness Through Scrutiny, Not Negativity: A DSN Core Value

RickMac February 1, 2012 Climate Contrarianismcore valuesDeeplingsGulf Oil Spilliron fertilizationPlanktosScientist/JournalistScrutinytainted seafood

Being a total dick on the web is easy.  From the safe (and relatively anonymous) confines of your bedroom, place of work, mother’s basement, or…

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Organisms Paleobiology

Extinct life is like a box of chocolates

Alistair Dove January 31, 2012 ammonitebrachiopodeocrinoidfossilTrilobite

I celebrated another lap around the sun this weekend, and in honour of that my friend Betty, who lives in Arizona, sent me a rather…

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Best Opinion & Editorial Scientist!

I Am Science

Dr. M January 30, 2012 I Am Science

Kevin’s I Am Science is quite frankly one of the most beautiful and best posts ever posted at Deep-Sea News.  If you haven’t read it,…

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Life At Sea Scientist!

Guest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine Biologist

Miriam Goldstein January 30, 2012 acousticAlexis Rudddolphinsgraduate schoolhawaii

This is a guest post from Alexis Rudd, who is a doctoral student at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on the island of O’ahu.…

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As close as you’ll get to legal Cetacean porn

Holly Bik January 30, 2012 CetaceandolphinsmoviesPornwhales

I must have been suffering from post conference delirium, because I decided to watch A Dolphin Tale on the plane ride home from ScienceOnline2012. Plot…

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Scientist!

#IamScience: Embracing Personal Experience on Our Rise Through Science

Kevin Zelnio January 27, 2012 #IamScienceacademiaJanet StemwedelMireya MayorPersonal Storiesstereotypestwitter

Magical things can happen when you enthusiastically open your mouth on the internet. One of these magical things is learning how personal experience shapes people’s…

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Nautical Terms and Phrases

Know Your Tall Ships

Miriam Goldstein January 26, 2012 Age of Sailriggingsailstall ship

An absolutely charming video that explains the different rigs of tall ships. (Thanks Rachel W!)

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