The last 12 months have seen global temperatures at 1.63°C above pre-industrial levels, according to Copernicus ECMWF. May 2024 was the 12th consecutive month for which the global average temperature reached a record value for the corresponding month, based on ERA5 data.

Can you trust body size datasets? Our new paper looks at >27,000 marine species with >1 estimate of max size, we find estimates are often identical or very similar, but can exceed two orders of magnitude in some species. Check out Dr Craig McClain's thread for links and more:

Quick heads up. Gavin Thomas, Thomas Guillerme and I will be hiring a 3 year postdoc (based in Sheffield) to work on a convergent evolution project. R, PCMs, multivariate datasets etc. Advert will go out in the next few weeks. Please contact us if interested!

Proud of my institution for this!

Fierce teeth on the arm suckers of the deep-sea 'flying' squid Todarodes filippovae. #SQXmas2024 NIWA

Back by popular demand - the list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2025! PIs - Enter your position info here: forms.gle/MHFCyFhfbcqn69… Prospective students (and PIs not recruiting) - share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… pls RT!

Tiger Sharks Will Nom Nom Anything deepseanews.com/2024/06/tiger-… via Deep Sea News

#octopus ceramic by Susannah Craig at Acadiana Center of Arts

Great segment by the wonderful John Oliver: Deep-Sea Mining: Last Week Tonight youtu.be/qW7CGTK-1vA?fe…

How Life Thrives Under the Ocean's Crushing Pressure deepseanews.com/2024/06/how-li… via Deep Sea News

Hive mind, does an U.S. National Science Foundation facilities statement need to include information for subawards?

Sci Com friends, anyone have an in with a non-fiction, science literary agent? Or know someone who might? I have a proposal and two chapters for a deep-sea book and looking for representation.