Climate Change Ecology
Mixotrophy and the Microscopic Middlemen of the Ocean
As the ocean warms, its tiniest photosynthesizers are rewriting the rules of survival.
Trophic Ecology
Rise of the Stickleback
An investigation into the unbalanced food web of the Baltic Sea.
Biodiversity Climate Change
Heatwaves in the Intertidal
How well will intertidal organisms withstand the rising tide of climate change and heatwaves?
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…
Climate Change
The Increasing Rates of Sea Level Rise
How and why the global ocean levels are increasing faster and faster every year.
Coral Ecology Human impacts
Seabird poop and coral growth: an unexpected link
How corals feast thanks to seabirds digestive systems
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?
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.
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.
Parasitism
A New Host is a New Life
The travels of parasitic sea anemones from the North Atlantic to the Mediterranean.
Fisheries
The Fish That Could Live Forever
What if we could preserve endangered species so they never go extinct?
Climate Change Ecology Plastic
From laundry to the deep sea
The impact of microfiber plastics on marine snowfall
Alternative Energy
Waves of the Future
Should we risk disrupting rocky shore ecology in order to capture wave energy?
Biological oceanography
Does El Niño disrupt dinner?
A recent study finds foraging resilience in female elephant seals in the wake of El Niño events.
Coral
Changing for Reproductive Success!
Coral reproduction may be a regularly changing cycle, and how this helps conservation!
Biogeochemistry
Color by Numbers – How ocean color observed by satellites is helping researchers monitor rapidly changing Arctic coastal ecosystems
Diaries from the field are used to validate satellite data
Evolution
Fish antifreeze proteins give clues to the evolution of novel genes
How did polar fish acquire the genes that help them survive in cold waters?