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…
Carolina Beach Water Spout Today!
A water spout was recorded this morning just down the road from us in Wilmington, NC. In fact, we had just moved from Carolina Beach…
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Some cool pics and the video (below) from the NEAq’s Exhibit Galleries Blog on Flower Hat Jellies (Olindias formosa, one of my favs!). Head there…
View More New England Aquarium Subjects Fish to the Jelly Chamber of TorturePreemptive Conservation Communication Through the Lens of Negative Comments
Its a bit of a circular title, but I think it is honest. Marine scientists are constantly shouting at walls of reporters and news consumers…
View More Preemptive Conservation Communication Through the Lens of Negative CommentsThere Is More Than One Way To Impregnate A Squid
All sperm are not the same. Among fruit flies the longer the reproductive tract of the female the longer the sperm. In tiny crustaceans called…
View More There Is More Than One Way To Impregnate A SquidWhat are your favorite scientific names?
Sure, the purpose of scientific names is to provide taxonomic clarity, but some of them just sound awesome. This post was inspired by the Australian…
View More What are your favorite scientific names?Invertebrate Wannabe
After reading a recent paper in the journal Coral Reefs on the ability of Harlequin filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris) to masquerade as branching stony coral (abstract…
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If I had $1500 I would buy The Belly’s Ocean a 12″ x 14″ watercolor, ink, acrylic on Rives BFK illustration paper by Matt Rota. Unfortunately my $1500…
View More Giant Squid Attacks TownVampire Squid Dazzles Would Be Predators
QI (Quite Interesting) is a British comedy panel game television quiz show hosted by Stephen Fry. In the clip above a crack team tackles the…
View More Vampire Squid Dazzles Would Be PredatorsSweeping Fishermen’s Human Rights Under the Rug
While some think that being a marine scientist is somehow more elitist than being a fisherman, they can’t be further from the truth. As a…
View More Sweeping Fishermen’s Human Rights Under the RugScaring the $#!& Out of Lampreys
Sea lampreys are invasive in the Great Lakes and cause quite a problem to both maritime industry and the local ecology. They are considered one…
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