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…
Hump Day Happiness: Dive into Deep-Sea Delights
You know what your hump day needs? Some absolute stunning photos of deep-sea animals. Look at this one. Look at that one. You gotta get…
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You want to be a marine biologist?
So, you’ve decided you want to become a marine biologist? Well, grab your snorkel, strap on your flippers, and prepare for a wild ride through…
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New Deep-Sea Cucumber Has 100 Feet
A new species of deep-sea cucumber has over 100 feet in alternating two or three rows. This means of course that when it plays the…
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Ancient Origins of the Vampire Squid
Delving into the evolutionary past of the enigmatic deep-sea vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, has long been a pursuit shrouded in mystery. However, recent discoveries, such…
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How An Ancient Ocean Shaped US History
I never thought that when I wrote this post over ten years ago, the story would go viral. In it I detail, how a Cretaceous…
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The Many Clawed, Blind Lobsters of the Deep
In the profound darkness of the ocean’s depths, organisms face a choice concerning their visual capabilities. Some species evolve specialized eyes that grow to astonishing…
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Seamounts of the Southeast Pacific
Schmidt Ocean has posted new 4K video of a suite of amazing organisms from seamounts of the coast of Chile. I, however, strongly feel the…
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Flatworm cocoons in the abyss
Flatworms, also known as Platyhelminthes, constitute a phylum of about 20,000 species of rather uncomplicated invertebrates characterized by their soft bodies and lack of segmentation.…
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The Sports Cars of Worms
Big Red
Thee majestic “big red jelly” (Tiburonia granrojo) can reach impressive diameters of over one meter. Unlike their jelly brethren, these remarkable creatures employ fleshy “feeding…
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