Category: Blog
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Mating barnacles xxx
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/7461478[/vimeo] From Dr Casey Dunn at Creature Cast: Barnacles are stuck to rocks, which could make it tricky to get close enough to a partner to mate. They have solved this problem by evolving the longest penis relative to their body size of any animal. In this video the penises of several barnacles are probing the…
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Bye Bye Bye wet suit version
Another hit from the three seas program phenom: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0lK6GRO06E&list=UUw2OjYuEJKPDXkrAhaAGrJw&index=6&feature=plcp[/youtube]
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Ride the open access wave
This is a slightly modified version of an email I sent to several ESA officers and editors as part of a conversation we are having about ESAs recent position letter in support of the Research Works Act (read primers on the issue from an anti-RWA perspective here, here and here). It was written from the perspective of a…
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Rise Above Plastics
An eye-catching graphic from the Surfrider Foundation. Check out riseaboveplastics.org – a beautifully-designed website with an excellent message!
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Cetacean size chart
Just because…
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Marine science ink
One of my favorite things about the wonderful Science Online 2012 conference (AKA Burning Man for science journalists) was the field trip to Dog Star Tattoo in Durham. We were accompanied by science journalist Carl Zimmer, who gave a superb and funny talk on the tattoos of scientists, based on his best-selling lovely book Science Ink. Ten…
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SeaHarmony
This film, a parody of eHarmony by Monika LaPlante, was my favorite at the Cyberscreen film festival I atteneded at last weeks Science Online conference in Raleigh. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcyqOh7wsWA&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] Other dating sites are just so species specific!
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Filleting a lionfish
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx3tf71TdfE[/youtube]
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Mr 1%
While SeaMonster isn’t overtly political, given the role of politics in environmental decision making, it woud be foolish as advocates for the ocean not to share a few thoughts on politicians now and then. We are starting a series evaluating candidates on their record, statements, promises and potential good and harm towards ocean stuff we…
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This is how I feel about Mondays:
I woke up this morning to find a young elephant seal napping in front of Palmer Station. Yawning excessively, rolling around, drooling… he seemed to perfectly embody my early-Monday sentiments. View more polar posts for SeaMonster here!