The Significance of Salt Marshes
When people think of important marine ecosystems, they usually think of Coral Reefs. Which is reasonable due to the significant…
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Antarctic Ice Variability Shapes Foraging Habitat of Migrating Humpback Whales
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are famous for their long migrations, spending winters in warm tropical waters and summers feeding in…
Coral Bleaching: A Warning Sign from the Ocean
Image credit: XL Catlin Seaview Survey, via Vox (2017). Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the…
Starfish: The Wild Truth About How They Live With No Brain, No Blood, and Can Regrow Their Arms
Starfish are honestly one of the wildest animals in the ocean, and I feel like people don’t give them enough…
Bigger than a Blue Whale? How does Ichthyotitan measure up?
Life restoration of Icthyotitan. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyotitan#/media/File:Ichthyotitan_severnensis_speculative_restoration.png) While gigantism in animals has been a relatively common phenomenon throughout the geologic history of…
The Ocean Glows??
Sometimes the ocean does things you would least expect. On certain nights in special places around the world, the water…
Lessons From a Whale Shark
Growing up, I felt bad for the animals in zoos and aquariums and thought it was cruel to keep them…
Floating Sargassum and the Life It Supports
Sargassum mats are floating habitats that create significant structures in the open ocean. These brown algae are kept on the…
The Unusual Life of the Yeti Crab
The Yeti Crab, or Kiwa hirsuta, is in the phylum arthropod. This strange crustacean lives in one of the most…
Why are Fish Pets?
Have you ever looked upon a fish tank and wondered who decided to keep pet fish? Or look in an…