Episode 548 - A paradise for Octopi at the base of a volcano

At the depths of the ocean, in freezing waters there is somehow a paradise for Octopi. Off the coast of Monterey, an extinct underwater volcano creates just the right conditions for an absurd number of octopi to breed, nest and survive despite the freezing temperatures. With water near freezing, an octopi egg would normally take 8 years to hatch, but how are they managing to survive in huge numbers? References: James P. Barry, Steven Y. Litvin, Andrew DeVogelaere, David W. Caress, Chris F. Lovera, Amanda S. Kahn, Erica J. Burton, Chad King, Jennifer B. Paduan, C. Geoffrey Wheat, Fanny Girard, Sebastian Sudek, Anne M. Hartwell, Alana D. Sherman, Paul R. McGill, Aaron Schnittger, Janet R. Voight, Eric J. Martin. Abyssal hydrothermal springs—Cryptic incubators for brooding octopus. Science Advances, 2023; 9 (34) DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg3247

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This episode is 16:27 long.

This episode was published on Aug 27, 2023.

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