Climate Change Ecology Sea-level Rise Salt Marshes Resilient Against Sea Level Rise Will salt marshes survive sea level rise? Previous studies have emphatically answered “No!” suggesting a 20-50% loss by the year…
Biogeochemistry Ecology Human impacts Restoration Solving Big Dam Problems The US has a lot of dams. Probably far more than you ever imagined possible. Many of these dams are…
Chemistry Climate Change Lead Pollution in Antarctic Waters: Have We Cleaned Up Our Act? Researchers traveled to the far reaches of Antarctica to determine whether lead levels there have declined since humans started cleaning…
Climate Change ocean engineering A cloudy future for climate engineering Pumping reflective aerosols into the atmosphere may hold promise for cooling the climate. But once we start, we won’t be…
Book Review Seabird poop and coral reefs Scientists have known for a long time that nutrient-rich guano can significantly change the ecology of areas where seabirds nest…
Book Review Ecology Evolution Seagrass Seagrass Fights Back Against Grazing! If you were a plant, like seagrass, how would you prevent other creatures from eating you? Do you even try?…
Book Review Glaciers Sea-level Rise Antarctic ice dams at risk Source: Fürst et al. (2016), The Safety band of Antarctic ice shelves. Nature Climate Change The shrinking Antarctic As our planet…
Conservation Unbelizeable, part I A fieldwork faerie tale about an art/island paradise/conservation opportunity gone right
Alternative Energy Chemistry deep sea thermodynamics Fueling Science with Science (& hydrothermal fluid) Wouldn’t it be wicked cool if scientists could overcome the obstacle of power limitation by plugging their instruments directly into…
Behavior Biology Ecology Cephalopods engage in colorful confrontations Octopuses were once thought to be mostly solitary creatures, only worried about looming predators or potential mates. It turns out,…
Biogeochemistry geochemistry Microbiology One to tango: a bacterium that does the work of two in the nitrogen cycle Scientists report bacterial species capable of performing the two-step process of nitrification, traditionally thought to exist only as a division…
Coral Evolution Geology Ocean Exploration Happy Birthday Charles Darwin 207 years ago, a renowned naturalist and geologist was born; Charles Darwin. Today OceanBites is honoring Charles Darwin and his…
Biology Conservation Evolution Fisheries Natural History Sea of Love: Hermaphroditic fishes Finding a date on Valentine’s Day can be hard! Whether you are single or in a relationship, we are trying…
Biology Sea of (Unromantic) Love: Strange Mating Behaviours Tired of being alone on Valentine’s Day? Well, picture yourself in any of these animals situations and well, maybe it’s…
Ecology Evolution Sea of Love: The Fascinating Story of Sexual Parasitism When they think of deep sea fish, most people think of that crazy fish from Finding Nemo with the big…
Book Review Survey March Theme Week 2016 Make your voice heard by our writers! Let us know what you want to read about in March!
Biology Odd Couples ♥ Tales of Symbiosis in the Ocean Our Sea of Love theme week kicks off with tales of symbiotic partnerships in the ocean. [Feature image from Wikimedia]
Science Communication Calling STEM Grad Students: Apply for ComSciCon 2016! Applications are now open for the Communicating Science 2016 workshop, to be held in Cambridge, MA on June 9-11, 2016.…
Biological oceanography Climate Change Glaciers Sea Ice Hope Floats: how icebergs are fighting climate change An iceberg couldn’t help Leo win an Oscar, but new research highlights how icebergs may help battle climate change. Read…
Pollution Flying high: the ospreys are alright! Chesapeake Bay osprey populations were at an all-time low in the 1970’s due in part to pesticides like DDT. Forty…