Big day for my home lab! Three of our lab members are on the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s ship the Western Flyer, collecting jellies from as deep… Read more “Cruising in the deep water: Dunn lab in the field”
Author: RRHelm
Scientist names jellyfish after famous musician, meets his idol
The world famous jelly researcher Nando Boero named a jelly species after his hero, “the most important music composer of the last century: Frank Zappa.” With this… Read more “Scientist names jellyfish after famous musician, meets his idol”
Beautiful glass jellyfish sculptures
I love these so much it hurts. Their creator, Timothy Horn, is a master of light and form.
Are jellyfish immortal?
The editor of deepseanews.com was kind enough to invite me to write a post for them. This post appears on their site at: http://deepseanews.com/2013/07/are-jellyfish-immortal/ and is reblogged… Read more “Are jellyfish immortal?”
Beautiful DIY desktop jelly tank by a professional jellyfish aquarist
This post appears originally at jellyfishaquarist.com, and is by the very talented jelly aquarist Wyatt Patry. Wyatt cares for jellies at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and with… Read more “Beautiful DIY desktop jelly tank by a professional jellyfish aquarist”
Using jellyfish to grow rice
I get email alerts whenever anyone mentions jellyfish in a research article, and most of the time these alerts do not result in days of emotional confusion. But for almost two… Read more “Using jellyfish to grow rice”
Beautiful embryo photos
There are some gorgeous embryos out there. As an evolutionary developmental biologist I can’t help but take a little detour from jellies to post some of these stunning works.… Read more “Beautiful embryo photos”
Jellies as Living Art part 2
In the last edition of jellies as living art the jellies were mostly in far out blooms. This week we’re getting up close and personal to see… Read more “Jellies as Living Art part 2”
Video: Mauve stinger jelly off the California coast
This lovely and well researched video shows footage of the elusive mauve stinger jelly, which is rarely seen off the California coast. I was particularly excited to… Read more “Video: Mauve stinger jelly off the California coast”
The unblinking box jelly eye
In 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL keeps a watchful eye on his human cargo, while also navigating through space towards a mysterious destination. A single asteroid bump and… Read more “The unblinking box jelly eye”
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