The strange case of a woman and the squid that tried to inseminate her mouth
An undercooked squid dish may try to impregenate you! Photo by “HarlanH”In February, the Journal of Parasitology reported on an interes... Read more.
Coral spawn induces mass fish die-off
Coral spawn accumulation, decomposition, and subsequent fish kill on the eastern shoreline of the lagoon. Photos by Brendan O’Brien.Published toda... Read more.
Caribbean seaweeds are better competitors
Seaweed from the Caribbean. Photo by Nadya Peek / Flickr.The research was recently published on the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution by Georg... Read more.
Floating Dock from Japan Carries Potential Invasive Species
Workers from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife remove marine organisms in order to prevent invasive species from a derelict Japanese dock that washed up on... Read more.
How I use my Makerbot 3D printer for feeding seahorses
A 3D printed seahorse feeder printed with a Makerbot Cupcake 3D printer.In my previous installments, I introduced everyone to the idea of 3D printin... Read more.
Mantis shrimp claws inspire better body armor
Mantis Shrimp macro – Odontodactylus scyllarus. Photo by prilfish / flickr.Mantis shrimp, order Stomatopoda, actually come in two fl... Read more.
How manta ray embryos acquire oxygen without a placenta and umbilical cord
A manta ray swims past a diver in the Maldives. Photo by nicoboxethai / flickr.Published this week in Biology Letters, scientists Tomita, Toda, and ... Read more.
Strange sponge blight found from Palm Beach to the Florida Keys
Watch for yellowed barrel sponges.The disease was first noted during the month of April of this year and has steadily progressed along the Florida c... Read more.
A ‘B-12 Shot’ for Marine Algae?
For her Ph.D. research in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography, Erin Bertrand (right) studied how marine phytoplankton get, use, and compete for nutrients... Read more.
May 2012 downloadable issue is now available
May 2012 downloadable issue is now availableDownload it now ! This month’s issue is 35 pages in length (PDF), is a 11.3 MB do... Read more.