Assistant Professor of Biology at Boston University ::: Science Journalist / Communicator ::: National Geographic Explorerhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mv5vrknnw22sThanks @jgi.doe.gov for the opportunity! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5vrknnw22shttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mozz7uzzbk2wAnother rough day for (science) journalism 😢 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozz7uzzbk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3monaiwzxcc2wNational Geographic’s Explorers Festival! Complete with a sneak peek of the Museum of Exploration… 😮19 Jun 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3monaiwzxcc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3moljxwxmwc2zWow, great to hear about this course correction! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/climate/trump-ocean-observatories-initiative.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rFA.HwrJ.RP9Ve5AQnuvM&smid=bs-share18 Jun 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3moljxwxmwc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mojofykxv22uWent on an algae-viewing safari for my morning run today 😂18 Jun 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojofykxv22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mog7ie4zc22bA "whale necropolis" off the west coast of Australia...nearly 500 skeletons going back more than 5 million years?! 😮 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10546-z16 Jun 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog7ie4zc22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mm57jrxvlk24Hey #AbSciCon! Come on by this evening for a book event with me and the great @karenlloyd.bsky.social - tales from the deep sea, the arctic, and volcanoes! Just a short bus ride away…18 May 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm57jrxvlk24https://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mkkbebtfk226The Dark Frontier in @science.org! https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg551228 Apr 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkbebtfk226https://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mkj3wevvgk2tSnazzy PhD opportunity incoming (in Scotland!) --> https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/exploring-the-effects-of-anthropogenic-changes-on-deep-sea-abyssal-plain-and-seamount-benthic-ecosystems-in-the-north-atlantic-using-in-situ-experimentation-and-modelling/?p19647027 Apr 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkj3wevvgk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mjjusvcih22lBoston / Cambridge - come on by the Harvard Science Center tonight at 6 PM to hear tales from The Dark Frontier! RSVP and pick up a copy here: https://www.harvard.com/event/jeffrey-marlow15 Apr 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjusvcih22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mirddxrmyc23An excerpt from my book (with some newly reported material) is out in The New Yorker today! History may soon repeat itself in the Gulf of Mexico, and deep-sea researchers have a foreboding sense of what's to come... More such stories in The Dark Frontier --> https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Frontier-Jeff-Marlow/dp/0593230183 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirddxrmyc23https://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mhvyv356zs2aYay team DOSI! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvyv356zs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mgwzqz5jas2pCheck out this open PhD student position to work with Dr. Davide Oppo on some exciting methane seep questions! risingfluids.org/phd-usam-adv-1 https://risingfluids.org/phd-usam-adv-113 Mar 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwzqz5jas2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mgnotap66c2xBoston / Cambridge - come on by April 15th to hear more about The Dark Frontier 🌊🦑🐋🦠 Get your ticket today! https://www.harvard.com/event/jeffrey-marlow09 Mar 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnotap66c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mfsgbioalc2eThis Boston winter has me thinking fondly of my time at the beautiful Caltech campus 😍 https://youtu.be/fP0I6eUHZPY?si=RMnnsfS475Rsew8127 Feb 2026 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsgbioalc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mfpjeivak227Our lab will be headed back to Iceland, this time in pursuit of new vents and unusual microbes, thanks to National Geographic! Excited to partner with Skylar Tibbits, Jessica Todd, Erlendur Bogason, and Geir Borg on this one. 🌊 https://news.nationalgeographic.org/meridian-grants-2026/25 Feb 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpjeivak227https://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mfkfhzph2225The deep sea has been spared the brunt of anthropogenic harm so far...but that may change if deep-sea mining and/or marine CO2 removal technologies gain steam... https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article/381/1942/20240422/47966523 Feb 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkfhzph2225https://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mej5q3c4fs2oHey guess what - I wrote a book, and it's coming out soon! The Dark Frontier is about the wonders of the deep sea...and the threats they face. Check it out, and if you're so moved, you can preorder from your favorite purveyor of fine literature 📚❤️ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/652987/the-dark-frontier-by-jeffrey-marlow/10 Feb 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mej5q3c4fs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3me5nip4yj22tWow! 🫣 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/science/giant-phantom-jellyfish-sighting-video.html06 Feb 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5nip4yj22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3me2hcwcey22gInteresting...China joins Chile and Belgium as potential seats for the High Seas Treaty secretariat... https://dialogue.earth/en/ocean/china-enters-race-to-host-high-seas-treaty-hq/04 Feb 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2hcwcey22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3me2736sc722eAI for Mars rover traverse planning... https://www.anthropic.com/features/claude-on-mars04 Feb 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2736sc722ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mdnxrzdnfk2p👀 "Deep-sea robots will search for source of mysterious ‘dark oxygen’ " https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00266-9 Exciting new work starting in the lab!30 Jan 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnxrzdnfk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mcppnofsgs2tIt’s live! Now the real work begins…making the BBNJ treaty as strong and effective as possible. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jan 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcppnofsgs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mboobdgck22nWe lost an absolute legend recently - Kristina Gjerde was fearless defender of the ocean and all of its marvels 💪 🌊 https://iucn.org/news/202512/iucn-statement-passing-kristina-maria-gjerde05 Jan 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mboobdgck22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3mag24xeftk2dWell this seems important: perhaps Titan doesn't have a subsurface ocean after all... https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09818-x20 Dec 2025 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3mag24xeftk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3m7wzk63q7227Good morning Nee Orleans 👋 Excited to #AGU!14 Dec 2025 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7wzk63q7227https://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3m7staenbyk2oThe UN's "Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction" treaty (aka the "High Seas Treaty") is about to take effect - great! But what does it mean for scientists working in international waters? What will we need to do to be compliant and, ideally, helpful? We wrote a paper to answer these questions 👇12 Dec 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7staenbyk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3m6w7jpkes22hBiological surveys reveal unexpectedly high faunal diversity at Nankai Trough methane seeps https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecs2.70451?utm_campaign=773d2c9ee6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_21_aug_2020_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Deep-Ocean+Stewardship+Initiative&utm_term=0_570f6dc7e9-773d2c9ee6-34514026801 Dec 2025 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6w7jpkes22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3m6gzn3jfs22sMajor geological pilgrimage yesterday! 😍25 Nov 2025 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6gzn3jfs22shttps://bsky.app/profile/jjmarlow.bsky.social/post/3m62irhuts22jDespite their prominence in the deep sea, ammonia oxidizing microbes don't play a huge role in carbon cycling. They're around, just not very active, starved for nitrogen... 🧪🌊 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01798-x20 Nov 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:hmthpslcz3u7y6kr636cshey/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62irhuts22j