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By studying calcifying organisms, Leanne aims to better understand the impacts of human activity on marine ecosystems. Through her research, she hopes to influence policy that helps protect marine calcifiers in the future.

“Why is this important? The idea is that the more porous the shell, the weaker it is. Mussels need strong, robust shells to protect their inner soft organs—and that strong 3D structure is important for ecosystem function as habitat formers and storm defenses.

Currently, the changes seen in shell porosity are not large enough to influence the material properties, so we aren’t seeing weaker shells just yet. But with further warming in our oceans being predicted, this could potentially lead to even more porous shells, potentially impacting mussels’ function as habitat formers and storm defenses, as well as their ability to protect themselves from predation,” Melbourne explains.

Learn more about her research here.

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if you like a piece of media that is good eventually youll more or less run out of things to say about how good it is but if you like a piece of media that is objectively pretty mediocre but also somehow deeply compelling thats how the demons get you

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there are so many books in this beautiful world. many of them bad

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The way she gets lost in the music is so beautiful

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when the academic article is so good it has you giggling and kicking your feet

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I didn’t even pick up on this but you’re so right

The funniest thing about Legends of Tomorrow is their consistent beef with US presidents and how much contempt they have for them . Except for Obama who they are personal friends with

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favorite platonic relationships: sara lance and jax jefferson “You’ve never had any superpowers and that’s never stopped you from being the most kickass person I’ve ever met.”

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The Waverider should have a magic school bus mode

Omg they go to the 90s and pose as teachers and do a D.A.R.E. type episode (we know they are bad hence it's the 90s) and do a field trip into Behrad's body to learn about the dangers of drugs 😂😂😂

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This wouldn't happen to me if i were a huge dragon

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Constantine: "You best stay away from that witch, mate. Not even your big heart can keep you safe from someone who's wrestled with literal demons."

My ass, knowing full well that Ray not only gets together with Nora, but wrestles with a demon of his own later this season: oop

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Cephalopod lovers, have you ever heard of the Dumbo octopus? 🐙 Members of the genus Grimpoteuthis, these critters are the deepest-living octopus known to science and can be found near the seafloor at depths of up to 13,000 ft (4,000 m). These adorable cephalopods flap their ear-like fins as they move through the water—a behavior that inspired scientists to name the genus Grimpoteuthis after Disney’s flying elephant. Unlike many other octopuses, Dumbo octopuses do not have ink sacs. Some scientists think it’s because they rarely encounter predators in their extremely remote, deep-sea habitats.

Photo: NOAA Okeanos Explorer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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I think I died back in 2017 and I’ve just been in purgatory since

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He should have been having an anxiety attack behind the club

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Me when I play RuneScape