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

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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A Tale of One Opening

Dr. M December 22, 2018 anus digestion digestive gut incomplete mouth

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 humanity within the pages of scientific manuscripts

Dr. M July 4, 2017 humanity New Species scientific article scientific papers Scientist!species description

In the pages of a scientific paper one does not often glimpse the human element of scientists. Although these papers reflect countless hours of dedication…

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The Fantastical Beasts of the Deep Gulf of Mexico

Dr. M June 15, 2017 biodiversity deep sea gallery Giant Isopod Gulf of Mexico invertebrates National Science Foundation tripod fish

I recently returned from nearly two weeks at sea with a motley and intrepid crew exploring the Gulf of Mexico almost a mile and half…

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Look at These Amazing Deep-Sea Creatures from the Remote Pacific Right Now

Dr. M March 12, 2017

[View the story “Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas” on Storify]

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Science Spoiler Alert: Finding Dory

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In which Dr. Milton Love ruins the magic behind Finding Dory with Science, but we love him anyways. TUNE IN HERE

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Dancing Squat Lobsters of the Deep

Dr. M December 10, 2015 GIF Peter Etnoyer Squat Lobster

From former DSN’s own Peter Etnoyer (posts here) comes a great set of deep-sea GIFS. Among the many revelations of recent studies of Gulf of Mexico deep-sea…