After a few weeks away, we’re back with another edition of the Friday Smorgasbord — your weekly collection of interesting stories that have popped onto our radar. This week we have some great video of an undersea battle royale, a…
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Meet The Desert Dwelling Australian Shield Shrimp
Australian Shield Shrimp Last months after heavy rains in Australia, tiny shield shrimps (Triops australiensis) started hatching after years of lying dormant in the middle of the desert. The shrimps are adapted to desert conditions and their eggs can remain dry…
Friday Smorgasbord: Video edition
Friday is one of the best days of the week. As many of us are enjoying our last day of work before heading into the weekend, why not enjoy a few cool videos to set the stage for an awesome…
MASNA hopes Dr. Junda Lin Memorial Fund leads to freely accessible research
Scientific research can be costly to conduct, prepare and publish, as well as costly to access. While the first one is hard to change, the latter is something MASNA is hoping to change with the Dr. Junda Lin Memorial Fund…
Friday Smorgasbord: Drones, maps, and carp tacos oh my!
Happy New Year! Here’s our first edition of the Friday Smorgi for 2017 and we’re hoping you enjoy reading along. We have a few interesting stories including an underwater drone for fishing, a cool new 3D ocean map, a unique…
Incredible Timelapse Video of Spawning Flower Anemone!
Flower Anemone Spawning In September of last year, Dynasty Marine sent me a box of flower anemones (Epicystis crucifer) to set up a Caribbean biotope aquarium. While the aquarium has gone through some growing pains and at the moment is not very…
Friday Smorgasbord: Winter wonderland edition
Its the first Friday of winter and with the holidays and new year right around the corner, it sure is starting to feel like a winter wonderland. To kick off the winter, we’ve got some fun stories to share in…
Crowdfund an experiment examining corals and climate change
If you ever wanted to help be a part of and support a coral research program, now is your chance. A PhD student from Oregon State is currently crowdfunding to support her research on how corals are responding to climate…
Friday Smorgasbord: Ghost Shark edition
TGIF and welcome to another installation of our Friday Smorgasbord. We have some pretty cool stuff today including rare footage of ghost sharks, asteroids vs. oceans, whales vs. sharks, fish vs. powerlines and more. Ghost Shark If you had a…
Friday Smorgasbord: Reef grazers, fake sharks, turles and toxic fish
Here we are, another Friday and another installment of the Friday Smorgabord. This week we examine the lawnmowers of the sea, fake pics, underwater adventures, good news for turtles and some toxic fish. Lawnmower of the Sea A Scripps Institution…