So, You Want to Live in the Water? A Tale of Why Aquatic Mammals are So Big
Guest post by William Gearty (Ph.D. Student at Stanford University) It’s summertime and you’re sweating from the heat and...
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Embracing Yes/Also: Marine Protected Areas Are Not An Either/Or Proposition
Ocean science and conservation, like any human enterprise, is subject to its fair share of internal messiness from time...
Jellyfish fishing: A multi-million dollar industry
Check out this incredible video of jellyfishing (aka ‘jellyballing’). The first part of the video, with the brown-colored jellyfish,...
Drawing Connections
Art is my favorite way to communicate science. It’s the language that transcends boundaries. For the past couple of months, I have been working with an amazing team to tell this important story, I hope you enjoy.
Kelp, Spacecraft, and You
OK, folks, time for some more KEEEELP FROOOOM SPAAAAAACE!!! And an opportunity for you to do some science of...
How We Know Megalodon Doesn’t Still Exist?
Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon) is the largest shark, at a magnificent maximum length of 18 meters (59 feet), to ever...
New Research Reveals How to Easily Grow Jellyfish In Captivity
For more updates on my research, follow along at jellybiologist.com, or on twitter @RebeccaRHelm As a scientist, I love jellyfish,...
The Writings on the Sea Wall: Jill Pelto Art
As science communicators, we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to translate the ramblings of the ivory tower...
How David Cassidy Introduced A Hawaiian Shell To The World
David Cassidy, 70’s heartthrob and star of The Partridge Family, died today at age 67. In November of 1970,...
Seaweed Sorting? There’s Now an App for That!
“What is that squishy brown stuff on the rock?” – said every tidepool enthusiast ever. Just in time for...