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,...
Category: Development
The harrowing life of the violet snail
For a long time when I thought of the violet snail I thought of hopelessness. I first learned about...
The Little Strawberry Squid with the Big Eye
If I were ever to write a Little Golden Book on par with The Poky Little Puppy it would...
So yeah ocean sunfish are ridiculous, dolphins are @#[email protected]&, and deep-sea anglerfish are monsters
Recently a couple of interesting posts sparked some introspection on how I view, label, and discuss the denizens of the...
In the evolution of fishes, this is a one seahorse race*
*alternative titles include “Looking a gift seahorse (genome) in the mouth”, “My kingdom for a seahorse genome”, “Hold your...
The Twelve Days of Christmas – NASA Earth Science Edition
On the first day of Christmas NASA Earth Science gave to me: advance warning of Hurricane Activity. On...
Do baby dolphins hear their parents?
Yes, according to a recent study by Lancaster and colleagues. Many marine mammals are precocial in that the young are relatively...
Cephalopods: Masters of W.T.F? – Enough GIFs to Kill a Kraken
With octopus, squid, & cuttlefish, reality is stranger than fiction. Shape-shifting, color-changing, or morphing into a Las Vegas billboard are...
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...
Malacology Monthly: Inside-Out
This Open-House Special brings you inside the modern homes of today’s most popular marine mollusks Are you old enough to...