Much of the earth’s biodiversity lies within the phylum Arthropoda. You are probably aware of many species within the group trilobites, spiders, centipedes, crabs, insects,…
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ZOMG GIANT WURMZ N SEESTARZ FEEEDING FRENZY!1!1!!!1
Seriously cool footage at the BBC. Also with a nice little accompanying article that you should read. In the sequence filmed for the Life series,…
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Enter the Ady Gil (formerly the Earthrace). No, this isn’t the Knight Rider of the harbor. This batmobile of conservation is now the newest member…
View More DSN’s 7 Simple Rules for Marine Conservation Expedition SafetyTreking Poles, Sledges, 1600lbs of Pork, and 12 Cases of Whiskey
In January 1908, Shackleton and his team built a hut on the Antarctic continent to serve as a base for an attempt on the South…
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The Cephalopod beak guide for the Southern Ocean. ..we interrupt this post so that Dr. M can perform the rare dance of the geek and…
View More Guide To Things That Might Gnaw On Your Brains In Southern OceanThe Origins of Deep-Sea Fauna
If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development. –Aristotle To understand the biogeography of the modern deep sea, we must examine the…
View More The Origins of Deep-Sea FaunaSend a Blogger to Antarctica!
The blogger’s blogger, GrrlScientist from the blog Living the Scientific Life, is trying win a competition to get sent to Antarctica to blog about for…
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Way to go brits! The BBC reports: “The UK government has launched an £11m ($16m) five-year research programme into ocean acidification… The study will focus…
View More UK Launches Bold Ocean Acidification Research ProgramUnderwater Volcanoes in Antarctica
A recent expedition to the antarctic undersea volcanoes has recently returned. They are sharing some of their highlights in a video. The cruise looked both…
View More Underwater Volcanoes in AntarcticaBi-polar Invertebrata-ta
Two oceans couldn’t be farther apart. The Arctic and Antarctic Oceans have about 160 degrees of separation but Census of Marine Life scientists say they…
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