deep sea Ocean Exploration Growing Up in an Ever-Warming Sauna The deep-sea is warming like the rest of the world. What does this mean for the fish that live there?
Climate Change Ocean Acidification Oysters Are Pacific Oysters ready for the heat? How are adult and larval oysters sensitive to ocean acidification and warming?
Invasive Species A Timely Tool for the Race Against Sun Corals How Brazilian researchers are racing the clock to fight the invasion of sun corals and globalization with digital tools.
Biology Exploring the cell types of the European squid Scientists use cutting-edge technology to learn about the cell biology of cephalopods.
Atmospheric Science The Indian Ocean dipole, the African continent south of the equator, and rainfall: making sense of it all Ibebuchi, C. C., 2023: Circulation patterns linked to the positive sub-tropical Indian Ocean dipole. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 40(1), 110−128,…
Ecology One s(hell) of an issue One of the largest bivalves in the world and its survival struggle: a majestic fight
Sea-level Rise The Lesser Explored Connection Between Storm Surge and Sea-Level Rise Coastal flood risk is usually determined according to mean sea-level. However, changes in storminess can also impact coastal flooding.
Coral deep sea Striving to survive: cold water coral and warming seas The poles are warming faster than anywhere else, possibly creating trouble for baby cold water coral.
Aquaculture Climate Change Developmental Biology Larval thermal tolerance of a marine whelk is affected by marine heat wave temperatures How do marine heat wave temperatures affect larval gastropods, and what does this mean for an emerging shellfishery?
Ecology Two species, both alike in dignity Two species of zooplankton—one from the Arctic, and the other from the North Atlantic—have surprisingly similar distributions in Arctic fjords
Evolution A Bigger Chill: Climatic Influences on the Evolution of Teleost Fishes Teloest fishes all look different! But could the evolution of their bodies be linked to climate?
Plastic Chemicals released from plastic disrupt marine microbes We know how plastic pieces affect ocean life, but do we think enough about “invisible” chemicals from plastic?
Pollution Coastal Erosion and Marine Litter Pollution Coastal dunes, which are present along many coastlines, likely contain accumulations of litter that can enter the marine environment.
Evolution Bland, Blind and Beautiful Why did these sea snails lose their color and vision in the deep sea?
Behavior Using acoustics to learn about Pingu As humans forage to find snacks in their fridges, the little penguin forages in the sea, but just how effective…
Biological oceanography Climate Change Some ~don’t~ like it hot: Ocean warming is bad for pelagic animals Global ocean warming is predicted to have negative impacts on ocean animals living in the middle of the food web.
Policy Let’s Go to the Beach? Questioning Coastal Access Equity in the Ocean State Researchers studied how race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status affect access to the coast in Rhode Island.
Coral How many symbionts does it take to make a happy coral? The composition of symbiont communities affects the flow of nutrients between symbionts and their coral hosts
Conservation engineerings The secret lives of real baby turtles… and fake ones? Clabough EBD, Kaplan E, Hermeyer D, Zimmerman T, Chamberlin J, Wantman S (2022) The secret life of baby turtles:…
Sea-level Rise Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Communities More accurate predictions of future sea-level changes can help avoid unnecessary damage to coastal communities and infrastructure.