An octopus has three hearts, blue blood, and eight arms that can taste. Its blood runs on copper instead of iron — that's why it's blue — and two-thirds of its neurons live in the arms, not the brain. #MarineBiology #OceanLife #DidYouKnow

An octopus has three hearts, blue blood, and eight arms that can taste. Its blood runs on copper instead of iron — that's why it's blue — and two-thirds of its neurons live in the arms, not the brain. #MarineBiology #OceanLife #DidYouKnow
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER: eDNA Specialist (Univeristy of Guam)
Full details here: uog.peopleadmin.com/postings/5358
#coralreefs #postdoctoralresearcher #coraljob #edna #guam #coral #careerdevelopment #coralresearch #marineecology #marinebiology
Squid Skin May Work Like an Ear, Surprising New Research Suggests #Science #Biology #squidresearch #sensorycells #humansensing #marinebiology #hearingmechanism
Scientists Discover Groundbreaking Clues to Tissue Regrowth and “Immortality” in the Ocean #Science #Biology #CellBiology #seacucumber #tissueregrowth #marinebiology #immortalityresearch #microbes
From the smallest creatures hiding between the rocks to the bigger picture of our coastal ecosystems, there's always something new to discover when the tide goes out!
Just another day of learning in the field at Oceans Research
Rare humpback whale spotted on Pembrokeshire coast https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6q8jly114j8o 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science
🧵 5/5 We spend billions looking for alien life in the stars, but sometimes the universe just decides to meme us into believing in childhood cartoons again. Nature remains undefeated, bizarre, and utterly magical. #DeepSea #MarineBiology #SpongeBob #MarineBiology #SpongeBob #OceanExploration
'Incredibly rare' whale sighting in Cornwall raises concerns https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9j340ydx7ejo 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science
POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHER: Coral Reef Carbonate Budgets/Phycology (University of Guam)
Full details here: uog.peopleadmin.com/postings/5217
#coralreefs #postdoc #carbonatebudgets #postdoctoalresearcher #guam #coralreefecology #marinescience #marineecology #marinebiology
Penguin droppings are helping turn parts of Antarctica’s snowy coastline green, and the resulting algae blooms could be accelerating the loss of coastal snow. scitechdaily.com/penguin-poop... #MarineBiology #scatology #ecology #Science #SciChat
🧵 5/5 It’s a reminder that the universe has a sense of humor. Even in the crushing darkness of the deep sea, magic finds a way to echo the stories we love. Who knew our favorite neighbors were waiting for us in the dark? #SpongeBob #DeepSea #MarineBiology #MarineBiology #OceanExploration #Sp...
Baixada Santista (São Vicente, SP, Brasil 🇧🇷) 🌊 #MarineLife #OceanLife #SeaLife #MarineBiology #Oceanography #Nature #Naturephotography #Photo #Photography #Bluesky
🧊 Hokkaido divers have long called it "Ikuone." Now it's officially Clione ikuoi, the world's 6th known sea angel species.
The clue: 6 symmetrical feeding tentacles, not the 4 long believed. Japan's 3rd new sea angel in a decade.
First Record of a By-the-Wind Sailor (Velella Velella) in the Galápagos
Fascinating 2019 research, especially if you love sailing. Humans aren't the only ones who sail :)
#SciComm #Sailing #MarineBiology
PAID MARINE CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP: Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), Florida Keys, USA
Full details here: www.reef.org/internship
#coralreefs #marineconservation #internship #paidintership #coralintern #reef #environmentaleducation #marinescience #marinebiology
Octopuses have three hearts — and two of them stop beating when they swim. That is why they prefer to crawl: swimming literally exhausts them. Evolution’s cleverest problem-solver, short-changed by its own plumbing. #OceanScience #MarineBiology #DidYouKnow
Hearing tests reveal how sea lions and fur seals hear human-made noise https://phys.org/news/2026-10-reveal-sea-lions-fur-human.html 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Science #SeaLions #Seals
7-Oct-2026
New study reports largest-ever population estimate for #Seychelles’ #giantTortoises
Once-#threatenedSpecies now healthy at 180,000 individuals