Rich Ross

If it were a snake it would’ve bit me

Coral are in serious trouble. This lab could help save them

From Wired by Matt Simon CORALS ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. THIS LAB COULD HELP SAVE THEM (Local copy of the video available here) Nestled among giant fish tanks at the California Academy of Sciences, there’s a black box—just big enough to hold six aquariums and maybe five humans. What it lacks in size, though, it makes up for […]

Love, Octopus-ly – Science Friday covers the Secret Home Lab

From Science Friday Full-time biologist—part-time cephalopod matchmaker, Richard Ross invites us into his secret home lab where he studies the mating rituals of the lesser Pacific striped Octopus. Local copy: https://vimeo.com/222450496 I’m a .gif! https://vimeo.com/222453063

Search for the Flapjack Octopus

From Reefs Magazine Search for the Flapjack Octopus By Richard Ross I can hardly contain myself as we park by the dock in front of the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in Moss Landing California. As we unpack our gear for the cruise it is dark and cold, the sun is still asleep, and […]