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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

Uncategorized

“Why Do You Blog Meme”

Dr. M April 5, 2007

Cortunix tagged me with a meme. To digress I am not a fan of the word meme or blog. Both make me sound like an…

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"Why Do You Blog Meme"

Dr. M April 5, 2007

Cortunix tagged me with a meme. To digress I am not a fan of the word meme or blog. Both make me sound like an…

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Adaptations Giant Isopod

Why is The Giant Isopod Giant?

Dr. M April 4, 2007 ArthropodaBathynomusBody Size EvolutionCope's RuleCrustaceaGiant IsopodGigantismIsopodaSerolis

Kevin’s wonderful post on the Giant Isopod inspired me to post on a topic I have long pondered. Frequent readers of DSN know that I…

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Conservation & Environment

A Curve Ball From the NZ Seafood Industry

Dr. M April 4, 2007

Greenpeace map suggesting that areas proposed for clousre by the NZ Seafood Industry are unfishable and thus not under threat. Back in over a year…

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Adaptations Giant Isopod Organisms

From The Desk of Zelnio: Bathynomus giganteus

Kevin Zelnio April 4, 2007 ArthropodaBathynomusBest of ZelnioCrustaceaEyeGiant IsopodIsopodaScavenger

Bathynomus giganteus (Arthropoda: Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) You know those cute little roly-poly bugs you found under rocks as a kid? You poke at them and…

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Scientist!

A Blog For RAM

Dr. M April 4, 2007

Ransom Myers’ sister, Susan Myers, has started a blog Fans of Ram that has great information about his life and work.

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Cephalopods Vessels and Equipment

Cephalopod Intelligence Just Got Better

Dr. M April 3, 2007

At the high end of invertebrate intelligence is the almighty Cephalopods, but maybe an additional 512mb of free memory would help. Makes me want to…

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Uncategorized

Despite Scandal Invertebrates Take Narrow Win

Dr. M April 3, 2007

Coming off an unbeaten road trip and with one of their star players frozen, it would have been easy for the Invertebrates to have a…

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Scientist!

Just In Case You Can’t Get Enough of Me…

Dr. M April 1, 2007

You can read the interview at 3.14

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Scientist!

Just In Case You Can't Get Enough of Me…

Dr. M April 1, 2007

You can read the interview at 3.14

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