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New Research

  • Alligators in the Abyss: Part 2

  • The lingering and extreme impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the deep sea

  • The Video of Giant Isopods Eating an Alligator in the Deep Sea You Must Watch!

  • Alligators in the Abyss

  • Experience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 Videos

  • A Wormy (and Nerdy) Conquest of the Deep

  • An Octopus Nursery Discovered on a Deep Underwater Mountain

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    Come Take A Field Deep-Sea Biology Class With Me!

    The deep sea, areas of the ocean below 200 meters, is the largest biome on Earth‐‐vast, remote, and inhospitable. These conditions create unique challenges for…

    Dr. M March 2, 2020
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  • Abyss Adaptations Benthic Biology Crustacean Ecology Giant Isopod Habitats New Research New Species Open Access Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Sharks

    Alligators in the Abyss: Part 2

    Connecting the oceans to land are numerous carbon highways.  These conduits bring food from land to the ocean, supporting an abundance of life.  Our group…

    River Dixon January 8, 2020
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  • Conservation & Environment Oil Spills

    Slow Road to Recovery after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill for Deep-Sea Communities

    The Deepwater Horizon disaster released approximately 4 million barrels of oil from the Macondo Wellhead over the course of 87 days in 2010.  Thus, becoming…

    Dr. M October 19, 2019
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    The Ocean Cleanup and Floating Marine Life

    Earlier this year I warned that The Ocean Cleanup would catch and kill floating marine life. This week they announced they’re collecting plastic, and their picture…

    RR Helm October 4, 2019
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  • Conservation & Environment Industry & Government New Research Oil Spills Uncategorized

    The lingering and extreme impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the deep sea

    From the darkness emerges a boot. An old leather, steel-toed, work boot. It shouldn’t be there resting on the seafloor nearly two kilometers deep. I’m…

    Dr. M September 8, 2019
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Opinions and Editorial

  • Cephalopods Opinion & Editorial

    A very special PSA from Deep-Sea News

    Dr. M August 8, 2019
  • Life of Science Opinion & Editorial Scientist!

    What Are Your Research Group’s Scientific Core Values?

    Dr. M January 29, 2019
  • Conservation & Environment Opinion & Editorial Plastic Vessels and Equipment

    The Continued Boondoggle of the Ocean Cleanup

    Dr. M January 6, 2019
  • Conferences Editor's Desk Education Life of Science Opinion & Editorial Scientist! Special

    Can you afford to be a marine biologist? Or a scientist?

    Dr. M December 24, 2018
  • Editor's Desk Education Life of Science Opinion & Editorial Scientist!

    Let’s Kill the GRE

    Dr. M November 23, 2018
  • Editor's Desk Education Life of Science Open Access Opinion & Editorial Policy Scientist!

    Tipping Points, For-Profit Scientific Publishing, and Closed Science

    Dr. M November 18, 2018

Abyss Benthic Biology Ecology Organisms

How many species are in the deep sea?

River Dixon March 25, 2019 Aristotlebeta diversitydeep seadiversitymathmodelsPlinyspecies

In the beginning, people mused the expansive oceans contained but a handful of organisms.  This idea started with Pliny the Elder, who lived in the…

View More How many species are in the deep sea?
Abyss Benthic Biology Ecology Habitats Organisms

How is the deep sea so diverse? The struggle is real for late 1900s ecologists

River Dixon March 12, 2019 biodiversitycompetitiondeep seadiversitygrassleHesslerMacrofaunapatchPredationSanders

The year is 1967.  A paper is published that causes pandemonium in the scientific community.  The discovery causes a fundamental shift in thinking divergent from…

View More How is the deep sea so diverse? The struggle is real for late 1900s ecologists
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Ain’t No Party Like a Yeti Party

Alex Warneke March 8, 2019

California based artist and dabbler in the deep sea, Lily Simonson had me at “Party of Yeti’s.” In a new exhibit at the Harvard Museum…

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Biology Favorite Species

This marine worm is called the Sand Striker

Dr. Martini February 20, 2019 Bobbit WormEunice AphroditoisPolychaeteSand Striker

TRIGGER WARNING This article or section, or pages it links to, contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. Marine scientists,…

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Abyss Biology Ecology Giant Isopod New Research Organisms Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Alligators in the Abyss

Dr. M February 15, 2019 Whale FallWood Fall

This story starts with my research team currently deploying alligators* (3 total, 2 – 2.5 meters in length) at three different sites 2000 meters deep…

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Conservation & Environment Plastic

The Ocean Cleanup struggles to prove it will not harm sea life

RR Helm February 13, 2019

I am deeply concerned that a project intending to collect plastic from the ocean’s surface, known as The Ocean Cleanup, will sweep up countless floating…

View More The Ocean Cleanup struggles to prove it will not harm sea life
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Experience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 Videos

Dr. M February 7, 2019 abyssbiodiversitydeep seaGiant IsopodGulf of Mexicoinvertebrates

As we prepare for our 2019, Gulf of Mexico, Deep-Sea, Wood-Fall Collection, Research Cruise Spectacular from February 11th-24th, enjoy these videos from our 2017 expedition.…

View More Experience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 Videos
Gadgets & Gear Vessels and Equipment

My 25 Favorite Things For Ocean Field Work

Dr. M February 5, 2019 gearlife at seaScientist!

Next week my research group heads out to sea for our Gulf of Mexico research project on deep-sea wood falls. Make sure to pay attention…

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Life of Science Opinion & Editorial Scientist!

What Are Your Research Group’s Scientific Core Values?

Dr. M January 29, 2019 core principleshedgehogmissionpassion

At institutional level a mission statement and set of core values are important to drive decisions and growth. As I have worked with an amazing…

View More What Are Your Research Group’s Scientific Core Values?
Abyss Art Benthic Cephalopods Crustacean Echinoderms Fish Giant Isopod Life of Science Organisms Pelagic Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Sharks Uncategorized Vessels and Equipment

3-D Printing the Ulitmate Deep-Sea Christmas Tree

Dr. M January 17, 2019

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…

View More 3-D Printing the Ulitmate Deep-Sea Christmas Tree

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