Cephalopods hit celebrity status worldwide due to population increase

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Marine biology research published in the journal Current Biology has made a splash worldwide today, getting coverage in Science Mag, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and many more including an in-depth piece in The Atlantic by Ed Yong, and a live cross with ABC News 24.

This paper now ranks in the top 0.02% of publications ever ranked by Altmetric (>5 million).

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We caught up with lead author Zoe Doubleday to talk about how the data was pulled together for the study, and why cephalopod populations might be on the increase.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPczgN21Gzk&feature=youtu.be

Read the media release.

Also covered by:

New Scientist
Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian
Discovery News
The Atlantic
News.com.au
ABC Science
SBS World News
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