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The Worst Ocean Environments to “Catch Em’ All”

This week the best part of the 90s has returned in full force with the Niantic’s release of Pokémon Go. You guys, this is like…

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This Is How We Do It

Alex Warneke December 9, 2015 Adaptations Gifs Montell Jordan sex

From Spice Girls to Fresh Prince the 90s were an eclectic mash-up of pop tunes and catchy anthems. Perhaps one of the more popular, get-stuck-in-your- head-all-day ditty’s, Montell…

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Cool as a sea cucumber: life (and death) at extraordinary deep sea pressures

Alistair Dove March 28, 2012 Adaptations Challenger Deep Deep Challenger Deep Sea Challenge Marianas pressure

Edit – In the original article I said that the sphere of the Deep Challenger was made of titanium. In fact, it’s made of steel. …

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A reminder that…

Dr. M October 8, 2009 Adaptations evolution excrement polar bears poo

…removal of waste represents over 550 million years of evolutionary adaptation to solve one of life’s most basic problems.

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OMZ’s: God-For-Saken Pits of Despair

Dr. M June 12, 2009 Adaptations Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal Boston deep sea diversity food Guinness oxygen physiology

It’s a hard knock life for deep-sea animals. It’s really cold in the winter. It’s really cold in the summer. It’s dark and wet…like Boston…

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Gigantothermy: Size Matters

Peter Etnoyer April 23, 2009 Adaptations gigantothermy Jim Spotila leatherback Nova Scotia Canada sea turtle Sherman Bleakney

by Bryan Wallace for Deep Sea News When you think of cold marine environments, you probably think of blubber-wrapped seals, whales, and walruses, big, furry…

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Two Papers I Want To Write About But Can’t Find The Time

Dr. M February 11, 2009 Adaptations deep sea eyes fish spookfish taxonomy

No matter how hard I try I cannot seem to produce a post about two really great studies that were published recently. Thankfully Ed Yong…