Delving into the evolutionary past of the enigmatic deep-sea vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, has long been a pursuit shrouded in mystery. However, recent discoveries, such…
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How An Ancient Ocean Shaped US History
I never thought that when I wrote this post over ten years ago, the story would go viral. In it I detail, how a Cretaceous…
View More How An Ancient Ocean Shaped US HistoryThe Many Clawed, Blind Lobsters of the Deep
In the profound darkness of the ocean’s depths, organisms face a choice concerning their visual capabilities. Some species evolve specialized eyes that grow to astonishing…
View More The Many Clawed, Blind Lobsters of the DeepSeamounts of the Southeast Pacific
Schmidt Ocean has posted new 4K video of a suite of amazing organisms from seamounts of the coast of Chile. I, however, strongly feel the…
View More Seamounts of the Southeast PacificFlatworm cocoons in the abyss
Flatworms, also known as Platyhelminthes, constitute a phylum of about 20,000 species of rather uncomplicated invertebrates characterized by their soft bodies and lack of segmentation.…
View More Flatworm cocoons in the abyssThe Sports Cars of Worms
Big Red
Thee majestic “big red jelly” (Tiburonia granrojo) can reach impressive diameters of over one meter. Unlike their jelly brethren, these remarkable creatures employ fleshy “feeding…
View More Big RedParasitism at Hydrothermal Vents
A post in a nightmare fueled lifestyle in a nightmarish hell scape…or a nice story of parasitic nematodes find in fishes at hydrothermal vents over…
View More Parasitism at Hydrothermal VentsThe Rise of Category 6 Storms in a Warming World
After being away for four days, I’m finally returning home, uncertain about the condition of my house after Hurricane Ida ravaged my hometown. The aftermath…
View More The Rise of Category 6 Storms in a Warming WorldHas Amelia Earhart’s Plane Been Found?
It really isn’t my goal to turn DSN into a conspiracy blog, but then I wasn’t expecting someone to claim to have found Amelia Earhart’s…
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