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…
“Fish are friends. Not food.” What Finding Nemo Taught Me About Sharks
The following post is authored by Leo Gaskins as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. I can…
View More “Fish are friends. Not food.” What Finding Nemo Taught Me About SharksCan Animals Directly Harness Solar Energy? Apparently So…
The following post is authored by Frank Lee as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. The summer is…
View More Can Animals Directly Harness Solar Energy? Apparently So…TGIF – Tusk tusk…
…that’s a lot of scrimshaw. Video doing the rounds this week of some walruses hauled out at Point Lay Alaska. No biggie, right? Oh yeah,…
View More TGIF – Tusk tusk…Octopus Sex at Hydrothermal Vents
In the video below, deep-sea octopus expert Janet Voight with the Field Museum, discusses sex in octopods focusing on Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis. This ghostly looking octopus is…
View More Octopus Sex at Hydrothermal VentsJelly killing machine tested in Korea
I hate watching jellies suffer, and this is my personal version of Hell: These killing machines are called the Jellyfish Elimination Robotic Swarm, or JEROS,…
View More Jelly killing machine tested in KoreaCos you can never have too much whale shark
Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet lately, but I’ve got a reason, honest. It’s not even an excuse. See, I’ve been a bit wrapped up…
View More Cos you can never have too much whale sharkTop 10 Reasons I Love Crystal Meth(ane)
How to celebrate (lament!) the end of Breaking Bad? That’s right, a tribute post with the top 10 reasons I love Crysal Meth(ane). Yo Bitch, let’s…
View More Top 10 Reasons I Love Crystal Meth(ane)This Deep-Sea Predator is the Love Child of a Macaron and a Snork
In the shallow waters where sunlight penetrates, life is easy because food abounds. In the deep sea, life sucks because food is scarce. In landscape…
View More This Deep-Sea Predator is the Love Child of a Macaron and a SnorkLOL Ocean Giants
As part of Sizing Ocean Giants, I asked students last week to generate LOLCat style memes for their study organisms. The Rules: It must include…
View More LOL Ocean GiantsReading past the headlines on the eve of the IPCC report
This week, scientists from around the world are meeting in Stockholm to put the finishing touches on first section of the upcoming International Panel of…
View More Reading past the headlines on the eve of the IPCC report