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…
Deep Sea News, the Icon
We made a nifty little blog icon badge so you can show your love and adoration of the deep sea (and us). Wear it with…
View More Deep Sea News, the IconScientists Solve The Mystery Of Why This Fish Is So Freakin’ Crazy
The barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) has extremely light-sensitive eyes that can rotate within a transparent, fluid-filled shield on its head. The fish’s tubular eyes are capped…
View More Scientists Solve The Mystery Of Why This Fish Is So Freakin’ CrazyBig Gulpers In The Deep
I got the dreaded pop-up of doom as my macbook told me it could not install the latest update because I out of space. So…
View More Big Gulpers In The DeepThe 10 Greatest Web Videos of Marine Invertebrates
In no certain order… 10. Those barnacles just ain’t feeding! This is red hot barnacle copulation! Turn the lights down low, everything’s goin’ to be…
View More The 10 Greatest Web Videos of Marine InvertebratesWhale Shark Wine and Dine
While the announcer’s voice usually annoys me, I found this clip to be particularly interesting. They actually get into a nice little sidebar about the…
View More Whale Shark Wine and DineSend in Your Circus of the Spineless Submissions!
The next edition of the Circus of the Spineless will be held at the Invertebrate Diaries. Send in your submissions from this month to edwbaker…
View More Send in Your Circus of the Spineless Submissions!Underwater Volcanoes in Antarctica
A recent expedition to the antarctic undersea volcanoes has recently returned. They are sharing some of their highlights in a video. The cruise looked both…
View More Underwater Volcanoes in AntarcticaSunken French battleship discovered
BBC News reports: A French battleship sunk in 1917 by a German submarine has been discovered in remarkable condition on the floor of the Mediterranean…
View More Sunken French battleship discoveredTGIF videos: Plastic Fight Club
In my ever growing list of human induced threats to sea animals, plastic bags rank number two after commercial fisheries. Fishing harms animals directly by…
View More TGIF videos: Plastic Fight ClubThe Great Darwin Beard Challenge: Week 1
We marked the end of the first week of our Great Darwin Beard Challenge. Below are the contestants (minus whysharksmatters from Southern Fried Science who…
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