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Innovations in waterproofing cameras and DNA analysis have led marine scientists to apply these methods in unique ways in recent decades. Through the use of BRUVs and eDNA this article looks at fish assemblages in Jurien Bay Marine Park in Western Australia to compare these methods individually and combined. When BRUVs and eDNA were both […]
Isotope records from the Southern Ocean imply that prolonged epochs of time between glacial and interglacial periods through the Mid-Pleistocene Transition were caused by a reduction in deep waters mixing with the surface and the positive feedback it created with the salinity gradient.
When you hear the words “great white shark” what thoughts come to mind? Awe, reverence, maybe even fear? I’m sure you don’t think of how great white sharks can impact the future of human medicine. However, a new study by the Save Our Seas Shark Research Center recently found links between great white sharks and […]
The Peruvian diving petrel was once abundant along the Pacific coast of South America. These days, though, only seven breeding colonies dot the coastline, separated by dozens of miles. Conservation efforts were initially aimed at the species as a whole, but a recent study has uncovered evidence that calls into question how effective those efforts […]
Imagine: you are walking along a stream in the woods. As you look at the stream, you see bright pink fish-salmon-swimming upstream, and a diverse symphony of bird songs calls your attention to the nearby trees and shrubs that are full of life. Could it be that the ocean is linked to these woodland birds […]
New laws trying to protect the red steenbras have been put in place every few years since 1984, and yet the red steenbras is more elusive than ever in South Africa. With so much effort going in to saving the fish, why is it so hard to make a difference?
Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my! Read on to read about how reporting influences our perception of human-predator interactions, and resulting conservation efforts.
Observations from the past several decades show that the ocean is currently warming in response to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. A recent study suggests that the deep Pacific may actually be cooling however. This is because of ocean transport pathways, which dictate that the waters in the deep Pacific have not been at the […]
Organic matter makes up life, and also feeds it! There is a lot of organic matter buried in sediments worldwide, but for some reason it doesn’t all get eaten by starving microbes. Here we look at a study that used cutting edge techniques to examine some of this uneaten organic matter from deep-sea sediments, and […]
Do you wonder what it is like to do oceanographic research aboard a sea-going vessel? What types of research are conducted out at sea? Where do the scientists set up their labs? Read this article to find out more about research at sea!
European Eels are in trouble, and a warming, acidifying ocean might make survival even tougher for the critically endangered species. New research breaks down how a changing ocean could confuse these long-distance swimmers as they navigate to their migration destinations.
Pelagic predators or difficult to manage due to their vast migrations through through multiple countries jurisdictions and international waters. In order to effectively manage these species multinational agreeements are required. However, collecting movement data for species that travel long distances is difficult to collect. Here, researchers look at the movements between countries of 8 species […]
9 Lessons from an Alan Alda Communication Workshop that will help transform presentations overpowered by long-winded jargon-rich sentences into ones that send a concise and memorable message.
Bornatowski, H. et al. Geographic bias in the media reporting of aquatic versus terrestrial human predator conflicts and its conservation implications. Perspect Ecol Conserv. (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2018.12.004 Depends on where you live. Where humans and large animals meet, the results can be disastrous. While few conflicts with wild animals result in death, they can have […]
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Communication Woes: Are we speaking the same language?
Scientists know communicating the significance of their findings is a huge part of their job. But what happens when the words we use mean different things to different people? When references and metaphors are only understood by certain generations, or by people from specific geographic regions? What hurdles come after the experiments are done and
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