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Tiny, Lazy, Dominant
Ecology

Tiny, Lazy, Dominant

How the ocean's top microbe outsourced its weakness.
May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 Josiah Grzywacz
Keep it Down!
Human impacts

Keep it Down!

Human made noise in the ocean may be stressing crustaceans out.
May 5, 2025 Braden Furness
When cells started snacking
Biological oceanography Ecology

When cells started snacking

Algae rose, protists gorged, and the modern ocean was born.
April 4, 2025May 8, 2025 Josiah Grzywacz
Food Pyramid for Fish
Trophic Ecology

Food Pyramid for Fish

How do marine animals maintain a healthy diet?
April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 Braden Furness
Mixotrophy and the Microscopic Middlemen of the Ocean
Climate Change Ecology

Mixotrophy and the Microscopic Middlemen of the Ocean

As the ocean warms, its tiniest photosynthesizers are rewriting the rules of survival.
March 5, 2025 Josiah Grzywacz
Rise of the Stickleback
Trophic Ecology

Rise of the Stickleback

An investigation into the unbalanced food web of the Baltic Sea.
March 3, 2025March 2, 2025 Braden Furness
Heatwaves in the Intertidal
Biodiversity Climate Change

Heatwaves in the Intertidal

How well will intertidal organisms withstand the rising tide of climate change and heatwaves?
February 17, 2025 Neeharika Verma
Head in the Sand
Human impacts

Head in the Sand

The impacts of dredging on fish communities
February 3, 2025February 2, 2025 Braden Furness
Where the Amphipods Are
Ecology

Where the Amphipods Are

The sensational story of crucial crustaceans
December 30, 2024December 29, 2024 Jasper Meagher
Hearing in a world of noise: Testing the hearing capacity of minke whales
Ecology Human impacts

Hearing in a world of noise: Testing the hearing capacity of minke whales

How do you test the hearing of a creature the size of a bus in the vast, noisy ocean? With…
December 11, 2024December 10, 2024 Josiah Grzywacz
Fish Community Organization
Ecology

Fish Community Organization

Fish patterns and structure in the northern Gulf of Mexico
December 10, 2024December 9, 2024 Braden Furness
The Increasing Rates of Sea Level Rise
Climate Change

The Increasing Rates of Sea Level Rise

How and why the global ocean levels are increasing faster and faster every year.
November 25, 2024December 28, 2024 Jasper Meagher
Seabird poop and coral growth: an unexpected link
Coral Ecology Human impacts

Seabird poop and coral growth: an unexpected link

How corals feast thanks to seabirds digestive systems
November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 Josiah Grzywacz
Testing the Effectiveness of Urban Marine Protected Areas
Conservation

Testing the Effectiveness of Urban Marine Protected Areas

Can Marine Protected Areas effectively protect the natural environment in the shadow of large population centers?
November 6, 2024November 5, 2024 Braden Furness
This deep sea shark pales in comparison – for an unknown reason
deep sea

This deep sea shark pales in comparison – for an unknown reason

A ghostly surprise for a fishing boat became a colorless curiosity for deep sea scientists.
October 30, 2024 Piper Evans
What tiny fossils can tell us about a biodiversity hotspot
Biodiversity

What tiny fossils can tell us about a biodiversity hotspot

Ostracods unlock the mysteries of how the Coral Triangle came to be the most biodiverse region on the planet.
October 28, 2024 Ingrid Bartlett
A New Host is a New Life
Parasitism

A New Host is a New Life

The travels of parasitic sea anemones from the North Atlantic to the Mediterranean.
October 25, 2024October 24, 2024 Jasper Meagher
The Fish That Could Live Forever
Fisheries

The Fish That Could Live Forever

What if we could preserve endangered species so they never go extinct?
October 18, 2024October 16, 2024 Jordana Portman
From laundry to the deep sea
Climate Change Ecology Plastic

From laundry to the deep sea

The impact of microfiber plastics on marine snowfall
October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 Josiah Grzywacz
Waves of the Future
Alternative Energy

Waves of the Future

Should we risk disrupting rocky shore ecology in order to capture wave energy?
October 7, 2024 Braden Furness

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