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…
How marine biologists brush their teeth
Yep, this is how we do it. Every morning and night: And what are these fish to excited about? Perhaps the pickings of an awesome…
View More How marine biologists brush their teethLargest Volcano on Earth! I’ll Drink to That!
Last week scientists discovered the largest volcano on earth and near the largest in the solar system. The volcano, named Tamu Massif, is located 990…
View More Largest Volcano on Earth! I’ll Drink to That!Drunken Sailor Sing-A-Long
To get this Cocktail Week started off its time for sea shanty! And because I know you want to sing along What do you do…
View More Drunken Sailor Sing-A-LongTraveling = An excuse to drink cocktails!
This post is an homage to the wonderful things that we scientists discover when we travel (for SCIENCE!). You see, traveling is an integral part…
View More Traveling = An excuse to drink cocktails!Welcome to Cocktail Week!
Welcome to Cocktail Week! This week we will bring you a fusion of marine science and spirits all shaken not stirred. Each post will bring…
View More Welcome to Cocktail Week!It’s Time to Throw in the Trawl
Les Watling is a professor at the University of Hawaii who is simultaneously one of the leading experts on two very different types of organisms–deep-sea…
View More It’s Time to Throw in the TrawlThe moon jelly’s shocking family secret
The moon jelly: with its eye-catching looks and mild sting it is a favorite among aquarists, a rising novelty pet, and often featured species on…
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Watch the video above and you will better understand the high I am still experiencing after a week of fieldwork. I traveled to Mexico to…
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Rockfish Recompression. (because sometimes gas just happens)
Question: What’s better than famed ichthyologist Milton Love masquerading as a hand puppet in a rockfish rap video? Answer: Not much. Barotrauma can be a…
View More Rockfish Recompression. (because sometimes gas just happens)How horseshoe crabs may have saved your life
During my first year of grad school I conducted a jailbreak– a fellow grad student and I snuck into the Invertebrate Zoology lab and freed all…
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