Dr Michelle Taylor

Scars from the world's first deep sea mining test 50 years on Half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked nodules from the seafloor off the US east coast, the damage has barely begun to heal.

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My apologies to Dr. Mills @marinemumbles.bsky.social for crossposting this from her Twitter account! I couldn't resist! #starwarsday #maythe4thbewith you!

Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027 Government to press ahead with net zero plans as Keir Starmer rejects Tony Blair’s criticisms of climate policy

Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027
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YouTube video by Cole Vaughn Dear NOAA: Thank You

THANK YOU to all those who are enduring current events to ensure that NOAA's mission continued.

You are seen and appreciated.

#altgov #altfam

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proud to be one of the initial signatories of this open letter calling on congress and Trump administration to stop their dismantling of @noaa.gov (thanks to @ucsusa.bsky.social for spearheading this!):

My first paper is out! 🥳🐠🐟

Great low tides this week — get out to the #tidepools if you can! Got up early yesterday to find these #nudibranch gems.

Peinaleopolynoe, a scale worm, has iridescent rainbow armor plates that shimmer in the dark. It’s a disco roach. A glitter tank. A drag show under pressure. #wormwednesday #invertebrate #marinelife www.nsf.gov/news/scienti...

Colossal squid filmed by scientists for first time in ocean Stunned scientists say the extremely rare squid can weigh up to 500kg (1,100lb).

Colossal squid captured on camera!!

Amazing work by @drmtaylor.bsky.social and team.

🧪🌊🦑

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Trump Takes a Major Step Toward Seabed Mining in International Waters (Gift Article) A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral resources in shared waters.

It's wild that all my colleagues who are funded by a deep sea mining company to research the topic ultimately conclude that we shouldn't mine the deep sea.

We should stop seeing the ocean as a place to exploit instead of a place of wonder and beauty and an essential part of our life support system.

#ILOVEBHL

What ?!? It’s crucial for taxonomy … does it have a new home ?

*sigh* The BIODIVERSITY HERITAGE LIBRARY an ESSENTIAL taxonomic ane biology resource will NO LONGER BE HOSTED at the Smithsonian after Jan 1 2026! blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-...

Applications are LIVE for the Ocean Census Species Discovery Awards. These are financial awards available to support outstanding taxonomists, biodiversity and community scientists involved in marine species discovery.

Have questions about your eligibility?

We have 3 upcoming Q&A sessions...👇

spiny glass patch of a glass sponge with tiny squat lobster

glass sponge with glass spines

A lovely euplectellid glass sponge with a tiny squat lobster freind! #okeanos #savenoaa #spongeThursday

white tree like corals

Cool stoloniferan soft corals! 1086 m Voladoor seamount #okeanos #saveNOAA #octocoralFriday

white urchin with long spines, balloon like feature on top

white urchin with long spines, balloon like feature on top

A just splendid pic of Aspidodiadema, an urchin that uses long spines for walking-and with a prominent anal bulb up top! more here echinoblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/echi... #okeanos 1092 m Volador seamount #okeanos #saveNOAA

white pudgy sea slug

A possibly new deep-sea species of Tritonia! 1088 m ish Voladoor seamount #okeanos #saveNOAA

A curiousity! Glass sponge with a black coral inundated within it! 981 m #okeanos #saveNOAA #spongethursday

Ocean heat content in 2024 - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Global full-depth ocean heat content (OHC) gain since 1960 reached a record 452 ± 77 ZJ in 2024. OHC was 15 ± 9 ZJ higher than in 2023, primarily associated with warming in the Atlantic and Indian Oce...

The ocean is the heart of our life support system, absorbing over 90% of the excess heat from global warming. This is evident in the rise of ocean heat content over time.

Figure for rna editing in octopuses. Black and white illustration of a ruby octopus, with a box around their eyes that says optic lobe. And arrow points to a strand of RNA which then points to the enzyme ADAR, pointing to 3 strands of black ink that are curled in slightly different ways. The black ink strands are proteins, curled in different ways to represent slightly modified protein function

Photo of me presenting at SICB with the same illustration as the other photo, but much more simpler and more cartoony version of a squid that is pink.

My masters thesis gets the “i actually tried” version of this figure I made for presentations

I made a little mini zine about eels hehehe
#sundayfishsketch

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) along the Brazilian coast: occurrence, distribution, and environmental factors - Environmental Biology of Fishes Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are charismatic fauna of significant tourist and environmental interest. Nevertheless, their distribution in Brazil requires further investigation. Few studies have been...

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) along the Brazilian coast: occurrence, distribution, and environmental factors 🦑🌎🐟🦈 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

BABY COLORFUL SCALLOPS! #molluscmonday

YouTube video by Explore The Shore Bryazoans-Tiny Architects That Build With Clones!

If like me you are TIRED of people talking about direwolves and extinctions- HERE is 8 minutes of LOVELY video showing off #BRYOZOANS featuring South African marine biologist Charles Griffiths! Enjoy! youtu.be/unjt3W9hGKM?...

Turning screen time into ocean action 📱🌊

The collective efforts of @fathomverse.bsky.social players around the world are enhancing AI models that researchers rely upon to deepen our understanding of marine ecosystems. Join us today and become part of the mission to discover all life in our ocean!

With its UFO-like display, the cuttlefish may look like it’s trying to get attention—but its intent is anything but.

The undulating black stripes confuse prey, making the creatures all but invisible to crabs and other victims: scim.ag/3FVL43z

YouTube video by Altitude Films OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | OFFICIAL TRAILER | GLOBAL CINEMA EVENT FROM MAY 8 | Altitude Films

"The most important place on the planet is not on land, but at sea." Super stoked & excited to see the trailer drop for 'Ocean' the new film of hope by David Attenborough youtu.be/cIZAdCtKT_g?... Globally released in cinemas May 8th #oceanwithattenborough #davidattenborough #oceanoptimism 📽 🌊 🐟 🪸 🐙

Underwater robotic gliders provide new insights into the impact of a melting megaberg - British Antarctic Survey Scientists have collected measurements close to a giant iceberg, giving a window into the impact of meltwater on the surrounding Southern Ocean.

Delighted to share our new paper, led by the fantastic Tasha Lucas at @bas.ac.uk on using cool robotics to investigate the role of giant icebergs in ocean mixing and the impacts on biology in the Southern Ocean www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/u...

Paper out today from the #NHMDeepSea team on these strange little worms from the abyss. First of 3 highly technical papers on them, possibly not headline-makers but science is all in the detail. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...