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Dr Craig R McClain
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Marine Ecologist, Deep-Sea Explorer, Climate Change Researcher, Science Communicator, Ed @deepseanews

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Jun 24
I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 1d
In closing, I accept this prestigious distinction with the same pride I would feel if my toaster wins “Appliance of the Month.” Thank you, and please, no autographs while I’m updating my LinkedIn.

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 1d
I’d like to thank the committee of whoever they are, wherever they are, for recognizing my tireless efforts in whatever it is I supposedly did. To my wife, who always believed I could one day achieve inbox greatness. This one’s for you.

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 1d
Wow. I’m humbled, astonished, and to stand before you today as one of America’s Who’s Who. When I first got the email, I thought it was either a phishing scam or a long-lost relative trying to sell me essential oils. But no, turns out, it was my moment.

Reposted by Craig R. McClain

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Peter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · 1d
I had a fantastic time chatting with Hakeem Oluseyi on PBS NOVA’s “Particles of Thought” podcast. Check
It out if you’re interested in hearing us talk about our backgrounds, science, and society.

Thanks @pbs.org !

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Interview: Extremophiles, the Deep Sea, and Alien Life with Peter Girguis
Dive into how Earth’s weirdest microbes could help us spot extraterrestrial life with marine biologist Peter Girguis.
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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 3d
Great queer punk band name.

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 4d
I personally think the sail is solely there to make it look fabulous.
a man with curly hair and a chain around his neck says i look this perfect all the time
ALT: a man with curly hair and a chain around his neck says i look this perfect all the time
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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 4d
It could help control buoyancy or drag, allowing the cucumber to drift more easily with bottom currents saving energy in a low-food environment

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 4d
The sail likely helps stabilize or steer the animal as it moves just above the seafloor. Psychropotes species can use their tentacles and body undulations to “swim” short distances, and the fin may act like a rudder.

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 4d
That red “sail” (technically called a dorsal veil) is one of the most striking features of this deep-sea sea cucumber. Its function isn’t entirely certain, but scientists have some ideas.

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 4d
Psychropotes longicauda, the sea pig’s flamboyant cousin, trails a red sail over the seafloor. A tiny flag of existence waving in the dark.

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 4d
In the midnight zone, the 7-armed octopus carries a jellyfish like a trophy and a tool—both shield and snack. #invertebrate #ocean www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzU8...
A sucker for jellyfish: The unexpected prey of the seven-arm octopus
YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 7d
The irony of taking this administration's "Research Security Policies" training for federal science funding is not lost on me.

Reposted by Stephen D. Murphy, Craig R. McClain

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 13d
Carnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean

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Carnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean
Researchers previously took first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in scarcely explored habitat
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Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 13d
Glass Sponge and shrimp commensalism at 1500m

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 14d
I don’t think people really understand when I say Giant Isopods can gorge themselves on a meal. Look at how much the stomach of this small male is extended from snacking on raw chicken in my trap.

Reposted by John R. Hutchinson

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 14d
Brittle star swimming! Love this movement.

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 14d
Cheers from the Global Explorer ROV van!

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 19d
Ectoparasites (barnacles) that would normally be shed during a molt but these crabs don’t look to be molting

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 19d
Because they normally look like this and not black

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 19d
The DWH site is still toxic…

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 19d
Day three of the Deepwater Horizon work was a success. Unfortunately the red crabs still look like this…

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 20d
Not yet...

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 20d
Day two of our Deepwater Horizon cruise is a success!

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Oct 10
Holy cow! That is a giant Aplacophoran!

Reposted by Craig R. McClain

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Natalia Jagielska @nataliajagielska.bsky.social · Oct 9
I absolutely love the fact they've Pokemon-ised the museum staff, for the upcoming Pokémon partnership with the Field Museum. Museums, take note.

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Oct 2
My "favorite" excuse for anything is "But we've always done it this way" 🙄

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Oct 1
A great write up here if you want to learn more divingmuseum.org/artofabyss/b...
Bathysphere - History Of Diving Museum
e 5,000-pound cast iron Bathysphere would carry two explorers Otis Barton and William Beebe–to observe ocean life down to a record 3,028 feet below the surface in 1934.
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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Oct 1
I remember seeing it for the first time and thinking there was no way I, or anybody my size, could fit through the tiny hatch to get inside of it.

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Oct 1
The bathysphere, invented in the 1930s, allowed humans to explore depths of over half mile deep underwater for the first time. At only 4 feet in diameter, the sphere was designed to hold TWO people! #deepsea #ocean #science

Reposted by Craig R. McClain

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · Sep 30
Nudibranchs as pictured by a Japanese illustrator named Kumataro Ito, artist for the USS Albatross’ Philippine Expedition, 1907–10. More of his stunning images here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/k...