Stocking hat, toque, beanie. Whatever you call them, nothing will compare to your very own DSN branded one. Imagine a DSN pirate, giant squid, Archie,…
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Tour the deep Southern Ocean from the safety of your couch
You know I love a good visualization and this one of the Southern Ocean is no slouch. I forgive the somewhat standard narration for the…
View More Tour the deep Southern Ocean from the safety of your couchGIF Week at DSN
From December 6th to the 12th, we are getting giffy with it at DSN. We’ll be posting marine science GIF roundups,GIFs of our favorite animal behaviors,GIFs…
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Meet Phylliroe: the sea slug that looks and swims like a fish
Biologists have a habit of naming things after cool animals. Cars named after comb jellies, internet passwords after giant squid. Most of these names I…
View More Meet Phylliroe: the sea slug that looks and swims like a fishThe Art and Anatomy of the Yeti Crab
There is so much to love about this Squidtoons. Fantastic artwork? Check. Adorable deep-sea creature? Check. Scientific accuracy? Check. Mentions of source scientific articles? Check,…
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Dramatic Cuttlefish is Dramatic with Bonus Video
Deep Underwater from Alex Soloviev is a sequence of trippy music and great underwater footage. The theme music is Solar Walk 3-Event Horizon by Astropilot. So yeah…trippy.…
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“It’s like a deep-sea version of Truck Nuts”
Yes, that’s a direct quote from National Public Radio. I was giggling this weekend when I turned on the legendary NPR quiz show Wait Wait..Don’t…
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Jurassic Hermit Crabs Are Even More Awesome Than You Can Envision
In case it ever comes up in a Jeopardy Daily Double question, the fossil record does not contain many hermit crab fossils. That’s right, those…
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More Food, More Species
via GIPHY The Notorious B.I.G., Mase, and Puff Daddy understand. Increase one variable in a system and another variable rises en suite. For the B.I.G.…
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Malacology Monthly: It Eats Whaaaat?
Not all snails scour the ocean bottom for algae and muck, but some have more refined tastes. But taste is one thing, and having the…
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