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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

“Earth”, Now Equipped with Blow-Out Preventer!

Kevin Zelnio April 3, 2008

Way back in the day with deep sea drilling they used to just let it all flow out if you know what I mean. Now…

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Vessels and Equipment

"Earth", Now Equipped with Blow-Out Preventer!

Kevin Zelnio April 3, 2008

Way back in the day with deep sea drilling they used to just let it all flow out if you know what I mean. Now…

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Uncategorized

On How Non-Cephalopod Mollusks are “Really Cool”

Kevin Zelnio April 2, 2008

So Kallen over at the Biojournalism blog goes on a diatribe about great Echinoderms are, blah blah blah regeneration blah blah blah pentaradial symmetry. She…

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On How Non-Cephalopod Mollusks are "Really Cool"

Kevin Zelnio April 2, 2008

So Kallen over at the Biojournalism blog goes on a diatribe about great Echinoderms are, blah blah blah regeneration blah blah blah pentaradial symmetry. She…

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Conservation & Environment Industry & Government

Sea Lions Kill Salmon, Government Kills Sea Lions

Dr. M April 2, 2008

CNN.com reports: “Those favoring the removal say the sea lions are damaging salmon runs listed under the Endangered Species Act and protected at great expense.…

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Carnivals & Link Love Opinion & Editorial

Circus of the Spineless

Dr. M April 2, 2008

If you can tolerate the obvious Echino-bias, personally it makes me want to puke, the latest Circus of the Spineless is up over at from…

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Aquariums & Buses Like Peas & Carrots

Dr. M April 1, 2008

Why Craig? Why Craig would you be posting about buses? Monterey police are investigating to find out how an empty tourist bus managed to roll…

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Aquariums & Buses Like Peas & Carrots

Dr. M April 1, 2008

Why Craig? Why Craig would you be posting about buses? Monterey police are investigating to find out how an empty tourist bus managed to roll…

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Adaptations Dumping New Research New Species Opinion & Editorial Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

New Deep-Sea Communities From Whale Poo

Dr. M April 1, 2008 April 1st

A species of holothurian, Pannychia, swarms a whale fecal mound in the abyssal Pacific. When Miriam visited me last week at MBARI, we discussed over…

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Opinion & Editorial

On Clearing Up Your Invertebrate Allegiance

Dr. M March 31, 2008

Well it was only a matter of time before Miriam added the tunicates. Let me say that it has become crystal clear to me today…

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