Sometimes I am stunned by the vastness of the internet, as well as the brief 15-nanoseconds of fame that go along with most of its…
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Tide Pool: Cephalopods, Ash, and Sulphur Are to Blame
An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! Heightened biodiversity may make an ecosystem more stabile…
View More Tide Pool: Cephalopods, Ash, and Sulphur Are to BlameCuriouser Podcast: Life Under Constant Pressure
Jai Ranganathan speaks to me about the biodiversity of the deep sea and my paper from last year. More than 70 percent of the earth…
View More Curiouser Podcast: Life Under Constant Pressure“Gooey” New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian Sea
via “Gooey” New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian Sea There’s a new island in the azure waters off Pakistan, but you might want to hold off…
View More “Gooey” New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian SeaBiodiversity crisis-a call to arms for scientists?
Dr. M’s article in Wired truly stirred something in me this morning. We need to put names on things. I’m a scientist who has always…
View More Biodiversity crisis-a call to arms for scientists?The Mass Extinction of Scientists Who Study Species | Wired Science | Wired.com
Check out my new article on Wired. For fun you may want to check out the comments. We are currently in a biodiversity crisis. A…
View More The Mass Extinction of Scientists Who Study Species | Wired Science | Wired.comHow Many Deep-Sea Nematodes Are There & Why We Many Never Know
A professor once told me that if you removed everything from earth and just left the nematodes you would still recognize the outlines of everything.…
View More How Many Deep-Sea Nematodes Are There & Why We Many Never KnowPLoS One and the Census of Marine Life
One of the greatest moments of my career was being invited to serve as editor at PLoS One. This moment was surpassed by the day…
View More PLoS One and the Census of Marine LifeInvisible But Not Forgotten
I’m sure you’ve noticed by now how much the media loves tug-on-the-heartstrings images of oiled birds, dead fish and mile-wide slicks. But have you heard…
View More Invisible But Not ForgottenAnatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the deep Gulf of Mexico
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now over a month in duration and continues to worsen. Estimates of the total oil flowing…
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