Personal Perspectives

Up Close and Personal with a Mangrove Root

I got a lot of funny looks at the airport when I opened the oversized cooler for...

Personal Perspectives

Spirals in Time: A Walk at the Seashore

When I set out to write a book about mollusks (called Spirals in Time), I wasn't...

Personal Perspectives

Portraits of Planet Ocean – Behind The Photographs

As an assignment photographer, I sometimes feel as though I am living in a vacuum,...

Personal Perspectives

The Design of a Beautiful Weapon

This summer, many of you have likely enjoyed feasting on crabs, be they blue,...

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Field Notes from the East African Coast

We began this journey three months ago, a team of scientists and filmmakers...

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Swimming With Sharks

Lying in water only a foot deep, I watched the shark meander lazily through the...

Personal Perspectives

A Tale of Sex and Stress in the Ocean

Welcome to Citizens of the Sea, a new blog series where ocean life comes to life....

Personal Perspectives

How Realistic is the Shark Science in "The Shallows"?

When The Shallows hits theaters June 24—non-coincidentally kicking off both Shark...