deep sea Ocean Exploration Science Communication Ocean Exploration aboard the E/V Nautilus I am fresh off a month-long stay aboard the Corps of Exploration vessel the E/V Nautilus. Read more to learn…
Chemistry Not better together: complex pollutant soup spells trouble for marine phytoplankton A group of international researchers have found that marine phytoplankton communities are susceptible to impairment from complex mixtures of organic…
Climate Change Coastal Management Sea-level Rise New Model Evaluates How Coastlines in the Northeast United States Respond to Sea Level Rise Some coastlines are more resilient to sea level rise, whereas others just plain drown. A new study by geologists at…
Biology Coral Microbiome Health: There’s no probiotic yogurt for that Coral reefs are essential to the overall health of the planet. Comprised of tiny, individual animals, these massive ecosystems contain…
Paleoceanography Can bumps in the seafloor explain glacial-interglacial cycles? The best scientific theories bring lots of things together in unexpected ways. This one has ice ages, seafloor volcanoes, sea…
Atmospheric Science Book Review technology Measuring Wind is for the Birds! There are a lot of things animals are better at than humans. What if we could get our animal colleagues…
Biology Modeling The dark side of the…cephalopod eye? Cephalopods are among the most colorful creatures in the ocean but only see in black and white. A father/son team…
Biology Young whales build baleen out of ribs Juvenile bowhead whales put off gaining length and undergo severe bone loss to invest in growing their massive heads and…
deep sea Ecology How Much Wood Can A Wood Boring Clam Bore? How much wood could a wood boring clam bore if a wood boring clam was given a lot of different…
En Espanol Una revisión mala de los Quelpos: Problemas en tiempos de calentamiento Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post by ABRAHIM EL GAMAL Artículo: Wernberg T, Bennett S, Babcock RC, de Bettignies T, Cure…
Behavior Conservation Ecology Fisheries Harmful Algal Bloom Methodology Noise Remote Sensing Listening for Symptoms: A new use for hydrophones in the face of harmful algal blooms Whales aren't the only animals hydrophones can detect out in the ocean. In fact, in the near future it might…
Climate Change Ecology A bad kelp review: trouble in times of warming Kelp forests are all but disappearing due to record ocean temperatures leading to a fogging of boundaries between traditional ecosystems.
Behavior Biology deep sea Hide-and-Go-Seek in the Deep Sea In the deep sea off the coast of Antartica, sea urchins are getting crafty to avoid predation from king crabs.…
Biology Unsuccessful Octo-cultures Have you ever tried to farm something and had it not work? That is a definite trend for famers trying…
Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Tiny but tough: calcification in marine phytoplankton Coccolithophores stand out from other marine phytoplankton in their ability to form calcified plates. Why is it beneficial for coccolithophores…
Book Review Conference Conservation Science Communication Highlights from the International Marine Conservation Congress, Newfoundland, Canada At the International Marine Conservation Congress this year, I got a first-timer’s look into the world of marine conservation research…
Science Communication Notes from the Undergrads 2016: Part II This summer, undergraduate students from all over the United States have come to the University of Rhode Island Graduate School…
Science Communication Notes from the Undergrads 2016: Part I This summer, undergraduate students from all over the United States have come to the University of Rhode Island Graduate School…
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Climate Change Evolution Who benefits from more CO2? Harmful algae. Climate change will produce both winners and losers, but we might not like who ends up winning! New research shows…