Biology Human impacts Plastic Pollution Plankton are eating plastic! Zooplankton, the tiny animals that make up the base of marine food webs, are ingesting microplastics. Given the widespread abundance…
Biogeochemistry Oil spill first responders: how tiny algae cultivate oil-degrading bacteria After an oil spill, millions of oil-degrading bacteria are on the scene almost immediately. But how do they survive in…
Biological oceanography Book Review KaBLOOM! How do volcanic eruptions stimulate plankton growth and fish production? Article: Kearney, K.A., D. Tommasi, and C. Stock. 2015. Simulated ecosystem response to volcanic iron fertilization in the subarctic Pacific…
Conservation Coral Human impacts Noise Small boats drowning out natural reef noise? Don’t you hate when noises interfere with your daily activities and conversations? We create lots of noise in the environment…
Climate Change Ecology Fisheries Always follow your gut, or in this case, follow the fish guts Following the guts of fish species is sometimes the best way to track small, mobile crustacean prey.
Climate Change Ecology If it you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kelp forest! Kelp is a kind of algae that supports diverse ecosystems in the nearshore ocean. As the climate and ocean warms,…
Biology Genetics Stressed-Out Oysters: Molecular Coping Mechanisms for Anxiety Oysters live a life of constant stress in the ever-changing intertidal habitat. In order to deal with extreme variation in…
Human impacts Oil spills leave a deadly legacy This study shows that after several days of exposure to oil-contaminated water, coral larvae survival isn’t reduced very much (hooray!).…
Ecology Comparing all the ecosystems ever reveals cool patterns about their structure Who’d guess that if you took the data from >2000 ecosystem studies and smashed them all together there’d be some…
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Ocean Acidification Rapid changes in the Southern Ocean threaten ecosystems Rapid acidification of the Southern Ocean could occur in the next 30 years with potentially huge impacts to local ecosystems.
Biology Ecology Fisheries Some Like it Hot: Ocean Heat Content and Fish Migrations Can a new way of looking at ocean temperatures help determine where fish like to hang out?
Conference Ecology Ocean Acidification Policy Science Communication Wanderings through the Western Society of Naturalists Takeaways and notes from Sacramento and a jam-packed Western Society of Naturalists meeting!
Conference Geology Policy Science Communication Beyond the Science (Part 2): Sci-Com, Media, and Policy at GSA I attended the annual meeting for the Geological Society of America as a first-timer, joining scientists, educators, policy-makers, industry buffs,…
Climate Change Ecology More bad news for marine ecosystems (courtesy carbon dioxide) Carbon dioxide emissions are bad for marine ecosystems, and maybe even worse than we think.
Atmosphere science Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Science Behavior Biochemistry Biological oceanography Book Review Climate Change Conservation Developmental Biology Human impacts Pollution Toxicology Mercury at elevated levels observed in only some elephant seals, but why? Mercury: we know it from old-school thermometers and we know if from sushi; and now we know that the distribution…
Coastal Management Conservation Young sharks might assess habitats differently than first assumed What if prey abundance and fewer predators are not the only things driving young sharks to seek out coastal areas…
Biology Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts Pollution Cohos in Dirty Water: Salmon and Pollution Coho salmon are one of the six species of Pacific salmon. They can be found from California to Alaska, but…
Atmospheric Science Human impacts Physical oceanography Get ready for some “extremely” wet and warm days! (Maybe) Recently, a lot of research has been focused on predicting average winter temperature and rainfall in the U.S. during El…
Fisheries Northern Atlantic cod make an epic comeback The collapse of Northern Atlantic cod was the textbook example of how overfishing can lead to a population crash. Decades…
Conference Science Communication Beyond the Science: Networking at the Geological Society of America Conference Most scientists go to conferences to present their work and to share and learn about new scientific findings and methods,…