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…
The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #12: Yeti Crab
YETI YETI YETI!!!! #12 Kiwa hirsuta (Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Malacostraca, Order: Decapoda, Family: Kiwaidae) Now imagine doing the Yeti Stomp (I heart Backyardigans!) in…
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Do they work as delicious as they look? mmmm…. More at Toxel.com.
View More Sushi USB DrivesLife in the abyss is no protection from bad weather
A new article highlights the really cool work that has come from Ken Smith and Henry Ruhl. Ken’s lab has monitoring a deep-sea abyssal site…
View More Life in the abyss is no protection from bad weather27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #13 Deep-sea corals
Of all the deep-sea animals, deep-sea corals have got to be the most interesting because they are iconic, and useful to a variety of disciplines,…
View More 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #13 Deep-sea coralsResourcefulness
That is a key quality of a marine biologist. When you are out at sea for extended periods of time and no where near your…
View More ResourcefulnessMarine Biologists in Support of Obama
Dr. Mark Westneat is a Curator of Zoology at the Field Museum and the director of the Biodiversity Synthesis Center. A fantastic biologist who has…
View More Marine Biologists in Support of ObamaSunken treasure suggests Sinbad was real
Treasure recovered from the wreckage of a 9th century Arabian vessel is coming to light in a BBC story about a wreck found off the…
View More Sunken treasure suggests Sinbad was realThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #14: Alviniconcha, the Hairy Vent Snail
Photo on left courtesy of C.Fisher/Ridge2000. Photo on the right from Linda Zelnio. #14 Alviniconcha hessleri (Phylum: Mollusca, Class: Gastropoda, Order: Sorbeoconcha, Family: Provannidae) Hairy…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #14: Alviniconcha, the Hairy Vent Snail27 Best Deep-Sea Species #15: Spookfish Rhinochimaera pacifica
Nothing says Halloween like a Spookfish. Rhinochimeara pacifica has the savage proboscis of a sawfish without the savage teeth, which makes it even stranger to…
View More 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #15: Spookfish Rhinochimaera pacificaTGIF: Fish Shoes
Seriously, I’d totally wear aquarium shoes. I’d use a thick-walled plexi though and would totally put a tripod fish in it. But that pimp gear…
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