Hi folks... after a rather unbelievably long wait, the documentary I was part of in January 2017 is finally airing in the US. It will be on tomorrow evening (16 May) in the US, on Nat Geo Wild. Don't know exact time, sorry. But you can apparently also watch it here Channel Homepage . The title is a bit of a mystery... we weren't hunting the giant squid... but OK. Still encountered some stunning animals (cephs and others). I have not actually seen this version, but I hope those who watch it […]

I got this new little one two weeks ago from KP Aquatics. I haven’t had one since the last one passed in December, and now that we’re safely two weeks into acclimation, I’m ready to start a journal! I’d say it’s a small briareus, but sometimes I’ve thought that and they turn out to be a joubini. I just got those FluvalSmart lights and love the ability to control dawn & dusk! I’ve been keeping it set to 1% red light over night, starting at 7pm […]

Soooooo while I wasn't looking, our resident Crafting Wizard @Heather Braid made a full-scale anatomically correct female giant squid, with internal organs and removable beak. We have many marine-education-related plans for her (the squid, but also Heather I suppose) but first she needs a name! We've put out a call for suggestions on Twitter, but would love to hear suggestions from the TONMO community as well, since we know you all to be brilliant, ceph-minded and--above all--punny! […]

So I found this octopus at my LFS. Wondering what species it could be. Mantle length was around 1-2 inches. […]

So as I continue my search for good way to make a tank red for nocturnal viewing I cam across these: Fluorescent Colored Light Bulbshttp://www.buylightfixtures.com/f40t12-fluorescent-colored-light-bulbs.aspx Red LED screw in light bulbhttp://www.bulbamerica.com/osram-s14-led-bulb-with-red-transparent-cover.html another Red LED screw in http://www.bulbamerica.com/osram-g19-1w-red-led-bulb.html this one is LED and multi color you twist it to change colors - these also come in different bulb […]

The smallest pixels yet created—a million times smaller than those in smartphones, made by trapping particles of light under tiny rocks of gold—could be used for new types of large-scale flexible displays, big enough to cover entire buildings. […]

Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have found that low oxygen levels in seawater could blind some marine invertebrates. […]

Drawing design inspiration from the skin of stealthy sea creatures, engineers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a next-generation, adaptive space blanket that gives users the ability to control their temperature. The innovation is detailed in a study published today in Nature Communications. […]

Squids and octopuses could be considered the "parrots of the ocean". Some are smart, and many have complex behaviours. And, of course, they have strange, bird-like beaks. […]

Imagine smart materials that can morph from being stiff as wood to as soft as a sponge—and also change shape. […]