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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

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We Believe Too!

Kevin Zelnio September 17, 2008

Learn more at the Friends of the Monument website and get involved or make a donation. Also, follow our blog buddy Angelo in his quest…

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Carnivals & Link Love

Praxis #2

Kevin Zelnio September 17, 2008

The 2nd edition of the wonderful blog carnival about living the academic life is up at the wonderful, and well-dressed, Life v. 3.0. Praxis is…

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Vessels and Equipment

Repost: Sphere

Kevin Zelnio September 17, 2008

This repost will give you a little background for a little something Craig has planned for tomorrow. Enjoy! – Kevin Zelnio———————————————————————————————————————————– Sure Sphere is a…

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Dumping

Dolphins on drugs

Peter Etnoyer September 17, 2008

by Peter Etnoyer What do you think happens to all the caffeine, cumadin, and Xanax people take every morning? They go into wastewater. How about…

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Crazy shark eggs

Peter Etnoyer September 16, 2008

Sharks lay eggs. And deep-sea catsharks lay some of the strangest eggs of all.

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Obama, McCain on Our Ocean's Health

Kevin Zelnio September 16, 2008

by Kevin Zelnio Sheril and Chris at The Intersection have worked tirelessly to get the candidates to answer 14 questions related to how science will…

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Carnivals & Link Love

Carnival of Evolution #2

Kevin Zelnio September 15, 2008

The 2nd edition of the new Carnival of Evolution is up at Jason Rosenhouse’s EvolutionBlog. This is a collection of blog posts on everything related…

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Opinion & Editorial Organisms

A Metric of Invertebrate Coolness

Dr. M September 14, 2008

Just when you thought the Invertebrate Wars were over.  A new measure of their coolness has been put forth.  Of course Jim L. and I…

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Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Kevin Zelnio September 14, 2008

Fascinating how you can clearly see the bottomless hole to its stomach. Oh and those razor sharp teeth. Check out Dark Roasted Blend for more…

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Scientist!

Stranded in Phoenix and Microscopic Snails

Dr. M September 13, 2008

Craig is away at a workshop and sent this message to post: ——————————————————————- I am stranded in the Phoenix airport as I write this post. …

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