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

You may not realize it but the video below is the video you never knew you needed. But yeah you need it. The video is…

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How many species are in the deep sea?

River Dixon March 25, 2019 No Comments Aristotle beta diversity deep sea diversity math models Pliny species

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…

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

River Dixon March 12, 2019 biodiversity competition deep sea diversity grassle Hessler Macrofauna patch Predation Sanders

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…

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Alligators in the Abyss

Dr. M February 15, 2019 Whale Fall Wood 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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Experience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 Videos

Dr. M February 7, 2019 abyss biodiversity deep sea Giant Isopod Gulf of Mexico invertebrates

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.…

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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…

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The Lonely Existence of Vampire Squids

Dr. M January 13, 2019 Cephalopod evolution Octopus Phylogeny squid Vampire Squid

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…