I love that the internet can bring together collectives of people working toward a common goal on something for the greater good. In beauty that…
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Category: Organisms
A Tale of One Opening
I was just listening to a podcast about how sea sponges use the pores all over their body to “bring in food and release wastes”…
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The Dive Bombing Birds of Newfoundland
As we enter the last month of 2018, our team is already eager to start a new field season in beautiful #Newfoundland! Here is one…
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You Should Definitely Know about Pufferfish Skeletons
It all started with this Tweet. So, uh, I just learned that this is what a pufferfish skeleton looks like, and I think you all…
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Writings on the SeaWall: Squidtoons
As science communicators, we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to translate the ramblings of the ivory tower into a relatable and accessible public…
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A Wormy (and Nerdy) Conquest of the Deep
There are all kinds of reasons why Paulo Bonifácio and Lénaïck Menot have nerd clout. There is, of course, the fact that they just described…
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Holothurian Hill
Take a break from the madness of #blackfriday2018 & marvel at these swimming sea cucumbers, seen during recent #Okeanos expedition: https://t.co/HneVxh2JiI pic.twitter.com/MEYO9OKmQb — NOAA…
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Ribbon Eel Video Roundup
Featured image photo by Jack Follow, Blue Ribbon Eel 6, https://flic.kr/p/gXbbtG. Available by Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Because my other post today is…
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Holy Swimming Bats
Fun little fact I learned today. Bats can swim. Behold the majesticness. Hat tip to Lauren Coons on Twitter. Newsflash: 🦇Bats can swim 🦇And are…
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An Octopus Nursery Discovered on a Deep Underwater Mountain
Far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, three quarters of a mile deep, lies the peak of an underwater mountain. Rising 1.4 miles off…
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