Rebecca R. Helm
Rebecca R. Helm is an assistant professor of biology at the University of North Carolina Asheville, where she studies the ecology and evolution of life in the open ocean.
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Why We Should Explore the Hottest Places in the Ocean
Raquel Negrete-Aranda says studying the ocean’s “plumbing” can tell us a lot about life, both under and above the sea.
February 4, 2022
Trillions of Bacteria Are Screaming with Light
Great writers waxed poetic over “milky seas.” Here’s the science behind the glow.
November 3, 2021
The Hunt for Milky Seas
Can Moby-Dick help us find one of Earth’s rarest large-scale natural wonders?
October 18, 2021
The Largest Cells on Earth
Deep in the ocean abyss, xenophyophores are worlds unto themselves.
May 5, 2021
