Sharks That… Walk?
When most people think of sharks, they imagine strong, powerful swimmers cutting through the open ocean. Sharks such as great…
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Foundation in Flux: The North Atlantic Spring Bloom
As spring arrives in the North Atlantic, the anticipation for a yearly smorgasbord builds. The violent winter storms that mixed…
Bioluminescence Signaling in Vampire Squid
Vampyroteuthis infernalis (common name; Vampire Squid) are gentle creatures, despite their daunting appearance, who live in the Aphotic zone. They…
Rhode Island’s Offshore Wind Farm
Just off the coast of Rhode Island is Block Island, and off the coast if Block island is a Wind…
Why Them Animals so Big?
Large animals over 99 pounds or 45 kilos are defined as Megafuana. Given this definition, we can look at what…
The Impacts of Seaweed Farming on the Environment
Seaweed is not only the fastest-growing food product economically, but is also one of the newest ways studied to remove…
The Largest Plankton, Mola mola
The Mola mola also known as the Ocean Sunfish is famous for being the heaviest bony fish in the world,…
Venom to Cure: How the secret to pain relief may lie in a marine gastropod
Cone snail is a general name for the many species in the family conidae. They are all classified by being…
The Epidemic Facing the Endemic Sharks of South Africa
Picture a shark right now. Most picture a Great White, a Hammerhead, maybe a Whale shark if they feel adventurous.…
What Ocean Acidification Means for Coral Reefs
Beneath the ocean’s surface lies one of the most amazing ecosystems on Earth, coral reefs. Often called the “rainforests of…