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Kovalevsky & Metchnikoff: a tale of two friends who were essential to understanding evolutionary embryology and physiology!

The son of a doorman, Salvatore Lo Bianco became a leading figure in the preservation of marine animals while working at SZN (now an EMBRC partner).

Ernst Schmidt got to the bottom of one of the biggest mysteries in marine biology: eel spawning migration!

You know what they say, have a few dozen kids, and you're bound to have at least one ground-breaking zoologist, right?! Meet Henri Milne-Edwards.

Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers would have turned 200 in May & today marks the 120th anniversary since his death. Learn about his life & legacy here!

Ever wonder what an Emperor does? Emperor things, of course. With a dash of marine biology, at least in the case of Hirohito!

American embryologist Ethel Brown was known for her critical findings on cell division using sea urchins & the discovery of the 'organiser' phenomenon

A zoologist passionate about plankton, Hardy invented the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) and his research formed the basis of the CPR Survey

A prominent marine zoologist, J. Hjort provided insights into fish populations & more, and, fun fact, was the practical inventor of ’shrimp fishery'!

Oscar Hertwig and Hermann Fol turned to marine creatures to uncover the 'birds and the bees' and reproduction. Sounds like the stork's out of a job!

It all started with a beer - beer deterioration under light, that is. Selig Hecht & George Wald devoted their careers to understanding how light works

The song may go ‘Love is in the air’, but marine biology, thanks to Osamu Shimomura, has shown us that ‘bioluminescence is in the sea’!

Manton revolutionised the study of algae using the electron microscope & is known for her work revealing cilia structure & function of Golgi apparatus

Freud may be most famous for founding psychoanalysis. But get this! He was also an ichthyologist & carcinologist (a fish and crustacean studying man)!

Legislative changes in the UK in 1918-19 encouraged women to take up university study, creating a group of scientific stars including Mary Parke

For International Women's Day, we bring you Ida Hydes, a woman who brought other women to the 'scientific table'

For his 191st birthday, we bring you Charles Wyville Thomson, chief scientist on The Challenger & renowned marine biologist, zoologist, oceanographer

In celebration of his 180th birthday, Ibon Cancio brings to you John Murray: oceanographer, founder of SAMS & Jekyll-Hyde personality?!

Guest author Ibon Cancio introduces us to Charles Richet, Nobel Prize winner for his work on anaphylaxis

Meet Ernest Everett Just, the 'Black Apollo' of fertilisation research and marine biology, brought to you by Ibon Cancio  

This week we learn about Sofia Pereiaslavtseva, a pioneering woman in marine zoology and the management of research institutions

For this Monday's marine scientist post, guest editor Ibon Cancio brings us one of marine biology's most infamous greats: Darwin!

The catshark, or small spotted dogfish, is a promising model organism candidate. Why? Its small size, easy lab maintenance & abundance in Europe.

The seahorse: it might not come to mind when you think of model organisms, but it has potential interesting applications!

The octopus is certainly a smarty pants! Its extreme intelligence makes it a cornerstone in cognitive & behavioural studies. Learn more here!

While the word 'lice' might have you scratching your head, sea lice are a completely different parasite! They can teach us loads about immune response

Used in ecotoxicology, cryopreservation, developmental biology and more, sea urchins are multi-tasking (yet prickly!) model organisms

Marine biologists filmed octopuses throwing punches at fish in the Red Sea. Could be a way to show them who's boss!