When 2 becomes 12: Cryptic species need some love like they’ve never needed love before

A “species” is a hypothesis. And for microscopic critters, this hypothesis is very often wrong. Everyone knows I despise charismatic megafauna (especially dolphins). I will…

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Dramatic impacts on beach microbial communities following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Ironically enough, I was at a meeting about oil spills when the Macondo well blew. The “Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) in Arctic waters” workshop…

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The Tide Pool: Divergent Flatfish, Eavesdropping Fiddler Crabs, Hurricanes Kill Urchins

An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! ———————————- The western Pacific is broken land, plates…

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