Deep-sea science recently lost one its brightest beacons. Karen Von Damm was only 53 when she passed away on August 15th after a battle with…
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“Like we really really want to make this film and we feel really passionate about global warming and feel really upset by it. We just…
View More SizzleBasking Sharks Go Wide and Deep
Basking sharks are heavily exploited from the shark–finning industry. The damage is compounded by the fact we know so little about their distribution in the…
View More Basking Sharks Go Wide and DeepHydromedusa Mounts Ninja Style Invasion
Dr. Maria Pia Miglietta, a postdoc in my lab at Penn State, just published a fascinating paper on a “silent invasion” happening around the world’s…
View More Hydromedusa Mounts Ninja Style InvasionEnvironment Shapes Barnacle Penis
Spring is in the air! Its the time of year to release your gametes into the water and make baby barnacles. But wait a second,…
View More Environment Shapes Barnacle PenisA Deep Sea Mutualism in Response to Predation
Sometimes we just need a little help to get by in life. A nudge, some encouragement or a simple pat on the back will suffice.…
View More A Deep Sea Mutualism in Response to PredationIs the Ocean a Mirror? or Why is the Ocean Blue?
Did you actually make it through that?? Did you catch the strange reason why the sea is blue? Apparently the ocean is a mirror (not…
View More Is the Ocean a Mirror? or Why is the Ocean Blue?Ladies of the Bone-Devouring Worm Prefer Their Boys Tiny and in Harems
These chicas are freaky. But if you lived on a whale vertebrae and eat through bone, perhaps you’d be a little on the kinky side…
View More Ladies of the Bone-Devouring Worm Prefer Their Boys Tiny and in HaremsLOLRhizocephalans: Plotting to Take Over the World
Rhizocephalan overlord,Peltogaster paguri (tubular thing sticking up on the right), infecting hermit crab. Photo courtesy of Jens Hoeg, used with permission. Rhizocephala are curious creatures.…
View More LOLRhizocephalans: Plotting to Take Over the WorldJapanese Villagers Eat Mercury-Laden Dolphin Meat
CNN.com reports this morning on “Fried dolphin on menu in japanese town”. I do not want to bear on the ethical issues of harvesting dolphins.…
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