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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

Vessels and Equipment

SLOCUM, An Oceanographer’s Best Friend

Kevin Zelnio May 20, 2008

On April 24, 1895, Nova Scotian Joshua Slocum set sail from Boston harbor on Spray, an 11 meter long sloop. He was the first to…

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Vessels and Equipment

SLOCUM, An Oceanographer's Best Friend

Kevin Zelnio May 20, 2008

On April 24, 1895, Nova Scotian Joshua Slocum set sail from Boston harbor on Spray, an 11 meter long sloop. He was the first to…

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Reviews

Famous lady pirate quote

Peter Etnoyer May 20, 2008

If you’d have fought like a man, you needn’t hang like a dog- Anne Bonny Anne Bonny is one of two famous lady pirates from…

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Coral

One day course in reef ecology

Peter Etnoyer May 20, 2008

Deep coral biologists like myself are continually looking to shallow reefs for applicable paradigms. A new online seminar on coral reef futures sponsored by the…

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Seamount

Brittlestar City: The Video

Dr. M May 19, 2008
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Vessels and Equipment

Living At Sea Under Self Rule

Dr. M May 19, 2008

By now you probably realize that Peter, Kevin, and I are more than ready to burn our terrestrial dwellings down in favor of living among…

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Seamount

Brittlestar City

Dr. M May 18, 2008

On a seamount near Macquarie Ridge lies a city several kilometers down. No mermaids, merman, or Snorkels reside here. Rather millions of brittlestars, living arm…

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Gadgets & Gear

Olympic swimmers like a shark-skin suit

Peter Etnoyer May 17, 2008

Dolphins swim through water by moving their flipper in an up and down motion. Sharks propel themselves forward moving from side to side. Olympic gold…

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Gadgets & Gear

Crab Diver

Dr. M May 16, 2008

The Cotton Factory has a new T-Shirt design! It’s teh awesome! On sale now for a ten spot.

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Pictures and Movies

TGIF Video: Polar Bear Ice Climbing

Peter Etnoyer May 16, 2008

There’s a whole series of these animations from RG studios posted at YouTube, including Polar Bears hang gliding, playing golf, and on vacation in Easter…

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