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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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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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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 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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TGIF: Barnacles put a ring on it

Alex Warneke October 21, 2016 Baja California Barnacles Michael Ready Photography

Have you ever seen the bottom of a barnacle? Or to be totally accurate, the top? I hadn’t either until a good friend and photographer,…

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My What A Big Claw You Have! All the Better to Love You With.

Dr. M July 17, 2016 Fiddler Crab fight love Reproduction sex sexual selection

For fiddler crab males, size is everything. Well over 60 different species of fiddler crabs, genus Uca, exist across the globe. You are probably…

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The Worst Ocean Environments to “Catch Em’ All”

Alex Warneke July 11, 2016 Adaptations Ocean Environments Pokemon PokemonGo

This week the best part of the 90s has returned in full force with the Niantic’s release of Pokémon Go. You guys, this is like…

Crustacean Evolution Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Deep-Sea Barnacle Genomics. Because, #DarwinDay

Holly Bik February 12, 2016 Barnacle Charles Darwin Darwin Day Dispersal evolution genomics Hydrothermal Vent Radiation

When Darwin got down and dirty with his work on Barnacles (1846-1854), everyone still assumed there was no life at all in the deep sea.…

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6 times an invertebrate punched a vertebrate in the face (and it was awesome)

Dr. M December 11, 2015 Cat fights Giant Isopod Giant Pacific Octopus invertebrates Lisa Frank Mantis Shrimp Mila Kunis Sand Striker

A guest post from Katie Thomas, a graduate student at Duke University researching the evolution of bioluminescence in squids. (@katiethomas10) For those of us who love the…

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