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…
This deep-sea jelly looks like something from a dream
A beautiful jelly was just sighted by the Ocean Explorer as they cruise the deep sea near American Samoa live at oceanexplorer.noaa.gov. According to Dr. Allen Collins–a zoologist at NOAA and…
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Scott Pruitt and the EPA: One of these statements is not like the other
The EPA: The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment. Scott Pruitt’s first address to the EPA employees (paraphrased): Let’s all be…
View More Scott Pruitt and the EPA: One of these statements is not like the otherSo yeah ocean sunfish are ridiculous, dolphins are @#$@&, and deep-sea anglerfish are monsters
Recently a couple of interesting posts sparked some introspection on how I view, label, and discuss the denizens of the oceans. Carla Litchfield, Senior Lecturer, School…
View More So yeah ocean sunfish are ridiculous, dolphins are @#$@&, and deep-sea anglerfish are monstersReef raving revisited: 4 good reasons for fish to glow in the dark
This is a guest post form Maarten De Brauwer, a PhD candidate at Curtin University. You can find more of amazing work from Maarten on his…
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And now for the all robot performance of “To Catch a Fish”
Give a robot a fish, you will feed it for a day. Teach a robot to fish, you will feed it for a lifetime. At…
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The Legacy That Lives On.
This past year, I was fortunate to visit many of our National Parks. In light of recent events and those yet to come, I saw…
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Ocean Sunfish are the most useless animal (an epic rant)
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…
View More Ocean Sunfish are the most useless animal (an epic rant)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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How do bone-eating worms eat bones?
The deep-sea Osedax bone-devouring worms could easily have been the poster child for Deep-Sea News instead of the Giant Squid. I love them because Osedax are…
View More How do bone-eating worms eat bones?A research cruise as depicted by a high-seas adventure cartoonist? YAAASSSS
It has now come to our attention that EVERY cruise needs a high seas adventure cartoonist. Lucy Bellwood’s comic on her three weeks at sea with the…
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