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How do bone-eating worms eat bones?

Dr. M January 29, 2017

The deep-sea Osedax bone-devouring worms could easily have been the poster child for Deep-Sea News instead of the Giant Squid. I love them because Osedax are…

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I’m the modern day equivalent of a massive Carboniferous dragonfly

I am annoyingly the first one to return to the surface after any scuba dive. My bottom time exploring the wonders of the aquatic realm…

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Craig With Big Things (and Small Things)

Dr. M November 10, 2016 body size Body Size Evolution career deep sea evolution Giant Isopod Mollusc mollusk passion REU Rex Science size size matter Snail

I have a confession. I am obsessed with ridiculously large and small things. While other children impatiently anticipated toys for Christmas, I enjoyed just as…

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The Worst Ocean Environments to “Catch Em’ All”

Alex Warneke July 11, 2016 Adaptations Ocean Environments Pokemon PokemonGo

This week the best part of the 90s has returned in full force with the Niantic’s release of Pokémon Go. You guys, this is like…

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Science Spoiler Alert: Finding Dory

Alex Warneke June 28, 2016 clownfish Finding Dory Finding Nemo Tang

In which Dr. Milton Love ruins the magic behind Finding Dory with Science, but we love him anyways. TUNE IN HERE

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Under Pressure: Will Deep-Sea Animals Explode or Implode on the Surface?

Dr. M March 10, 2016 pressure

A comment on Reddit reminded me of a question that I have received many times. The question is always a good one because it stems…

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Do baby dolphins hear their parents?

Dr. M February 7, 2016 Anatomy development dolphins hearing

Yes, according to a recent study by Lancaster and colleagues. Many marine mammals are precocial in that the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment…

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The real-life cousins of SpongeBob

Dr. M January 13, 2016 Porifera sponge spongebob

The beloved animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants, is the wonderful creation of animator Stephen Hillenburg. What you may not know is that Hillenburg is a marine…

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Malacology Monthly: Going Deep

Douglas Long December 28, 2015 conchology deep ocean deep sea evolution Gastropod Invertebrate invertebrate paleontology malacology marine biology marine ecology mollusk shell shells seashells Snail

Sub-Neritic Gentrification For November we will be doing some deep thinking about deep-sea mollusks in an attempt to understand the complex history and adaptations of…

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Ninja Lanternshark: the New Shark Species You Will Never See Coming

Douglas Long December 25, 2015 deep sea elasmobranch ichthyology lanternsharks marine biology Ninja Lanternshark shark

You will never see the Ninja Lanternshark coming, not because it’s dark and elusive, but because you won’t be swimming below 1,000 feet deep off…

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