Chemistry Model Suggests 40% of Global Dioxin Emissions End Up in Oceans Researchers at the University of British Columbia recently presented a global model simulating how dioxins, a group of very toxic,…
Biology Chemistry Climate Change How will phytoplankton communities change in a warming world? A global marine ecosystem model was used to predict how primary productivity and carbon export by phytoplankton will change in…
Biology Chemistry Geology Passing gas makes islanders feel a burn: CO2 degassing, low pH and the similarities between an underwater Greek volcano and two Cameroon lakes Roughly 360 years ago, on a September afternoon in the Aegean sea, the sky was blotted out as metals tarnished…
Biology Chemistry Disconcerting trends of pollutants in the Scandinavian Otter Population Fluorinated compounds are an emerging class of persistent pollutants that have a global presence in the environment, biota, and humans,…
Geology Catastrophic floods or drought? What caused the water level drop of glacial Lake Agassiz? Formed from the meltwater of a colossal ice sheet that once blanketed North America, glacial Lake Agassiz experienced a sudden…
Biology Chemistry Coral Reefs Suffering from Ocean Acidification Researchers investigated natural trends in carbonate chemistry of the Davies Reef flat in the central Great Barrier Reef on diel…
Biology Climate Change Fisheries Fish follow climate velocities through space and time We expect marine species to respond to climate change by either adapting or changing geographical ranges. But observed shifts in…
Fisheries Disease affects New England Lobsters Lobster, an important crustaceous member of inshore rocky bottom ecosystems in southern New England and a favorite sweet-meated-treat of many…
Biology Life in plastic, it’s fantastic…for microbes in the plastisphere Scientists find a diverse and distinct community of microorganisms that live on plastic trash at the surface of the North…
Biology Chemistry Ear wax holds untold treasures for whale researchers Ingested contaminants, along with hormones, are preserved in the whale’s earplug. Unlike muscle and blubber, ear wax does not allow…
Biology Geology Determining marine bird distribution in Glacier Bay, Alaska using fine spatial-scale hydrographic modeling Researchers in Glacier Bay surveyed fifteen species of marine birds and linked the observations to instantaneous measurements of current speed…