MBL is a pinnacle of cuttlefish research and expertise as indicated by this article, which quotes MBL scientists Roger Hanlon and Bret Grasse, Whitman scientist Trevor Wardill, and 2018 Grass Fellows Alex Schnell and Tessa Montague. By Veronique Greenwood Captive cuttlefish require entertainment when they eat. Dinner and a show — if they can’t get
MBL’s Kristin Gribble, who studies the rotifer to explore the biology of aging, comments in this article. By Marion Renault Bdelloid rotifers may be the toughest, tiniest animal you’ve never heard of. The microscopic, multicellular creatures have complex anatomies and are one of the planet’s most radiation-resistant animals. They can withstand extreme acidity, starvation, low
Paloma Gonzalez Bellido, an MBL Whitman Center Scientist and collaborator with Senior Scientist Roger Hanlon, comments on this study. By Katherine J. Wu Octopuses can taste what their arms touch, and scientists have figured out how. Should anything ever compel you to lick an octopus’s arm, keep this in mind: That arm has all the
By Veronique Greenwood The cuttlefish hovers in the aquarium, its fins rippling and large, limpid eyes glistening. When a scientist drops a shrimp in, this cousin of the squid and octopus pauses, aims and shoots its tentacles around the prize. There’s just one unusual detail: The diminutive cephalopod is wearing snazzy 3-D glasses. Putting 3-D