Ancient Origins of the Vampire Squid
Delving into the evolutionary past of the enigmatic deep-sea vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, has long been a pursuit shrouded in mystery. However, recent discoveries, such…
“My son loves hammerheads..I’d like to make sure they are around when he grows up.” -R.A. Myers Ransom A. Myers passed away this previous Tuesday.…
View More What Is Bad For Sharks…An expedition to the 9N Overlapping Spreading Center that is going on right now! You can catch daily dispatches from Laura Preston, an educator from…
View More Dispatches From 9 NorthHow to video on Giant Squid preparation from the British Natural History Museum. This is the same individual I had the pleasure to visit last…
View More How Do You Prepare 8.5 Meters of Invertebrate Tissue?Alviniconcha hessleri (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Provannidae) When you think of hydrothermal vents, what comes to mind first? Is it the gushing black smoke out of a…
View More From The Desk of Zelnio: Alviniconcha hessleriDid you ever want to write a letter to the Pope, but you didn’t know what to say? Well, here’s your chance. Sea turtle advocates…
View More Sea turtle advocates appeal to the VaticanSunday night, cocktail in hand, I prepared myself for an anticipated 3 hours of glorious nature footage. The flash website, the advertisement at the top…
View More On Why I Should Have Slept Through Planet EarthMy understanding of what makes a good children’s book changed dramatically about 15 months ago, when my baby daughter Clara Lynn was born. Before that…
View More A Fish That Starts With “X”: Children’s books about the SeaMy understanding of what makes a good children’s book changed dramatically about 15 months ago, when my baby daughter Clara Lynn was born. Before that…
View More A Fish That Starts With "X": Children's books about the SeaIn case you missed Peter and I discussing this program, here is another reminder. DEEP OCEAN AIRS TOMORROW NIGHT ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL. The series…
View More Deep Ocean Web EventToday’s Saipan Tribune reports on the growing support among Pacific Islands to ban bottom trawling. Palau President Remengassau has been the lead on rallying support…
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