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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...
July 2015
Personal Perspectives
Helpful Herbivores
When snorkeling in the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) in West...
June 2013
Personal Perspectives
Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges
Boring sponges get a bad rap. Their own name betrays them, announcing to the world...
March 2013
Personal Perspectives
The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa
When we think "Africa," we think of the "Big Five"—lions, elephants, leopards,...
November 2012
Personal Perspectives
What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea
Imagine: You’re in a small submersible, and you gently settle on the soft muddy...
July 2012
Personal Perspectives
Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner
After a few long days of hard work on the island, we were finally able to excavate...
May 2012
Personal Perspectives
Dispatches from the Field: Treacherous stream crossings and a new fossil find
We departed from Port Renfrew on Tuesday morning on the Michelle Diana, a boat...
May 2012
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Excavating a "toothed" baleen whale from Vancouver Island
The whales that we see in today's world can broadly be split into two groups: those...
May 2012
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Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale
Monodontids, the group of whales that includes the belugas and narwhals swimming...
March 2012
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New Archaeocetes from Peru Are the Oldest Fossil Whales from South America
The evolution of whales represents one of the great stories in macroevolution. It's...
September 2011
Personal Perspectives
Fossil Whale Found, Excavated, Jacketed, and Returned to STRI!
Jorge and I packed up the night we arrived in Panama with Aaron O'Dea and his team...
June 2011
Personal Perspectives
Expedition to Excavate a Fossil Whale
My graduate student Jorge and I are departing today for Panama, to excavate a...
June 2011