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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 Opinion & Editorial

People Who Care About the Ocean are Awesome!

Kevin Zelnio October 22, 2009 donationDonor's ChooseOcean BloggersSouthern Fried Science

Craig’s last challenge was met swiftly thanks to matching contributions from Brian Linton, founder of Sandshack, and Eric Heupel! You guys are rock stars! Not…

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Education

For the next 24 hours fund matching

Dr. M October 20, 2009 Donor's Choose

Lots of excitement in the last 24 hours.  Christopher gave $100, Kate gave $54,  and Dana gave $100.  Thanks also go to Peter, Erin, Sarah,…

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Coral Organisms Seamount

This is Your Seamounts… On Fishing

Kevin Zelnio October 20, 2009 AtlanticCorner RiseEric HeupelNew EnglandNOAASeamount

And it only gets worse if our nation’s children, those that will grow up to be future policy-makers and voters when we are all in…

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Education

Just $139

Dr. M October 19, 2009 classroomDonor's ChooseFundinggifted and talentedworst music videoworst song

That is all we need to fund another project.  Invertebrates in My Tank requires just $139 to  fully fund a Texas 5th grade Gifted and Talented…

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Adaptations Mating & Reproduction New Research Organisms

Who likes protandric hermaphrodites?

Dr. M October 19, 2009 AerosmithDisneygonadshermaphroditeMadonnaprotandricReproductionsexwhaleWhale Fall

Scientists love to group things.  We also like to name things. We also like to plot data on bivariate graphs.  On really crazy nights, we…

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Coral Pictures and Movies

Coral, It’s Alive

Dr. M October 19, 2009 Coralgardeningtimelapsevideo

Coral gardening shown in a spectacular timelapse via videosift.com

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Education

Nobody plays music like this anymore

Dr. M October 17, 2009 classroomDonor's ChooseFundingworst music video

Here it is Saturday at 5pm and we still are short of our goal to fund these projects.  I warned people that Kevin and I…

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Education Organisms

Behold the Jack of Diamonds!

Kevin Zelnio October 17, 2009 donationDonor's ChooseMLMLMolluscPlaying Cardstall shipThe Other 95%

Eric at The Other 95% has been revealing a new card from an NSF funded mollusc playing card set. This set is awesome (disclaimer –…

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Uncategorized

Friday Freak 10/16/09 – Gersemia juliepackardae

Kevin Zelnio October 16, 2009 CaliforniaCnidariaCoralGersemia juliepackardaeJulie PackardMontereyOctocoralPackard FoundationSoft Coralsponge

TGIF IS DEAD LONG LIVE TGIF! Craig and I are making some changes around these parts. You’ll notice them soon enough. One change starts now.…

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Vessels and Equipment

The Future of Shipbuilding

Dr. M October 16, 2009 cruise shipdesignecodriveenvironmentally friendlyfuel consumptiongreenhybridship buildingSTX Europe

What you see above is future of ship building.  STX Europe is the leading company in green shipbuilding.  Their latest ships feature designs that with…

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