Biogeochemistry Ecology Geology A Slick Study! Natural Oil Seeps and Chlorophyll Oil seeps are naturally occurring sources of oil to the marine environment. This study looks at the impacts of oil…
Behavior Ecology Killer food: the harmful effects of a diatom diet What if a single bite out of your favorite cheeseburger was toxic to your health? In the ocean, copepods are…
Climate Change Was the California drought the worst in history? California has seen longer droughts and drier years in the past, but a new reconstruction shows that 2012-2015 was the…
Ocean Exploration Online Ocean Exploration Anybody can explore the ocean as long as they can access the internet. Just because you can not be at…
Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts Modeling Oysters Restoration technology Oh Where, Oh Where Should This Oyster Reef Go? Where indeed? Oyster reef restoration and use for shoreline protection requires some planning to maximize effectiveness. Find out more in…
Biology Conference Oceanbites at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology: Part II This year’s annual meeting for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology brought together over 2000 scientists to share their…
Climate Change Physical oceanography Can the ocean take the heat? Things heat up as scientists investigate deeper to find out how much heat the ocean can take.
Biology Oceanbites at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Part I The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) hosts an annual meeting in the United States. With over two thousand…
Climate Change Geology Glaciers Mountains vs. Climate, Recorded in Marine Sediment Mountain ranges can actively evolve with Earth’s climate. A new study of the St. Elias Range in coastal Alaska demonstrates…
Sea Turtles The ocean + a blind turtle + some driftwood = lucky to be human Today we’ll take a detour from our usual format to do a quick ‘back-of-the-envelope’ calculation about Buddhism and why being…
Physiology Oxygen favours the bold It takes personality for the African sharptooth catfishes to breathe air. But they also consider their surroundings before visiting the…
Behavior Climate Change Conservation Making Room for New Neighbors: Observing Penguin Foraging What happens when we rely on models, only to realize we're missing pieces of the puzzle? Climate change models predict…
Climate Change Physical oceanography Remote Sensing Miles-deep currents seen from miles high The system of currents that moves water and heat around the globe and regulates global climate may be slowing down.…
Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Fisheries The Codfathers: Holding the Keys to Success in Warming Oceans Atlantic cod stocks have struggled to recover from overfishing for decades. Warming oceans will make a cod recovery even more…
Conservation Ecology Seagrass It’s a TRAP! Predators help trap carbon in coastal sediments Vegetated coastal ecosystems, such as salt marshes, can trap and store carbon for millennia. This perspective investigates how the effects…
Conservation Ecology Human impacts Volcanoes Stop: Recovery Time!: Using volcanoes to model recovery of deep-sea communities Deep sea communities are full of weird and wonderful animals that we don't know much about, and human demand for…
Biological oceanography Noise In the Heart of the Sea: Following the Song of Humpback Whales to Study Migration Every year, humpback whales journey across the ocean. Using passive acoustics to study whale song, scientists are able to follow…
Book Review Survey February Theme Week Survey Let us know what you’d like to read about in February by choosing one of the options below! Whichever topic…
Conservation Human impacts Sea turtles vs Airguns As we look for oil beneath the sea floor we cause a ruckus. How do sea turtles react and how…
Biology Climate Change Ecology Fisheries Disoriented fish are getting lost at sea! Young fish rely on sound cues to navigate the vast ocean, but as our oceans acidify, the journey home to…