Most fauna in the deep-sea rely upon a drizzle of particles of decaying animals and feces. This marine snow is of low food quality as…
View More Dead Elasmobranchs on the Seafloor are Not as Appetizing as One Might AssumeCategory: Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls
Velcro, romance, and consuming the flesh of crustaceans
When I describe my favorite sponge to others, yes I have a favorite sponge, I describe it like this: Imagine a mosquito lands on your…
View More Velcro, romance, and consuming the flesh of crustaceansScientist discovers bizarre new deep sea ecosystem, created by disaster
It makes me smile to think that, even after being lost at sea, a sunken ship can still be a symbol of hope. According to…
View More Scientist discovers bizarre new deep sea ecosystem, created by disasterWood Falls, Chemicals, & Dubstep
I’ve gotten a little crazy about wood falls lately. My newest research project with Jim Barry at MBARI is definitely coolest research I have ever…
View More Wood Falls, Chemicals, & DubstepWill My Wood Research Be Poplar?
I wooden dream of having a post full of wood puns. On the other hand my alder ego often gets the best of me and…
View More Will My Wood Research Be Poplar?An Oceanic Ode
This guest post is brought to you by Sheanna Steingass. Shea is a graduate student at Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute studying the behavioral…
View More An Oceanic OdeOctopus Sex at Hydrothermal Vents
In the video below, deep-sea octopus expert Janet Voight with the Field Museum, discusses sex in octopods focusing on Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis. This ghostly looking octopus is…
View More Octopus Sex at Hydrothermal VentsTop 10 Reasons I Love Crystal Meth(ane)
How to celebrate (lament!) the end of Breaking Bad? That’s right, a tribute post with the top 10 reasons I love Crysal Meth(ane). Yo Bitch, let’s…
View More Top 10 Reasons I Love Crystal Meth(ane)Deep-Sea Mining: This Shit Just Got Real
Perhaps it is easier to think deep-sea mining is something that will happen in the future. Surely the cost and logistics of mining the ocean…
View More Deep-Sea Mining: This Shit Just Got RealThe Origins of Hairy Crabs
Everyone’s favorite crabs are back in the news! Yeti Crabs! Those deep-sea beasties with hairy claws or chests! A new paper in Proceedings B led…
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