3-D Printing the Ulitmate Deep-Sea Christmas Tree
Armed with the lab’s trusty Ultimaker 3-D printer, our imaginations, and endless source of inspiration that is deep-sea life and science, my lab and I…
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The Lonely Existence of Vampire Squids
Vampyroteuthis infernalis or the “vampire squid from Hell” is likely one of the coolest denizens of the deep. At one-foot long (You thought it was bigger…
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The (ocean) physics of The Ocean Cleanup’s System 001
The following is a guest post by Dr. Clark Richards, a physical oceanographer at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Halifax, Canada. It was originally…
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The Continued Boondoggle of the Ocean Cleanup
boon·dog·gle /ˈbo͞onˌdäɡəl/ noun: work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value. verb: waste money or time on unnecessary…
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Snow At Sea
Posted recently on Facebook by A Moment of Silence, a picturesque winter wonderland on the high seas.
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Photoshop Battles with this Image of a Hydrothermal Vent Polychaete Worm
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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Can you afford to be a marine biologist? Or a scientist?
The early years 1. Could your parents afford to live on the good side of town? The one with the right schools? Did they send…
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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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