Physiology As far as the eye can(‘t) see: climate change may impact vision Seawater is getting warmer, more acidic, and depleted of oxygen, and those shifts are causing animals serious problems: decreases in…
Microbiology The answer to starvation? Diversity Photosynthetic microorganisms can't go it alone, so they succeed by playing host to a diverse array of microbial partners
Biology Sea snakes join the dark side to cope with pollution Black sea snakes are more common in contaminated sites. Why?
En Espanol Sharkbites Saturday Secretos Profundos del Tiburón Martillo Común Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original post BY KARLA HAIAT Sábado de tiburones se place en presentar un artículo por el estudiante…
Biological oceanography Book Review deep sea Genetics ocean engineering Remote Sensing Science Communication Undergraduate Research Growing a Scientist: Undergraduate Research 2017 Each summer, the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) hosts undergraduate students from all over the country…
Book Review Futurama: Building scenarios to sustain oceanic ecosystems and fisheries Can we envision and safeguard the future of oceans and fisheries? Read on to learn about how experts are coming…
Ocean Acidification Wandering copepods can’t find their way home in acidic oceans Journal source: Smith, J. N., C. Richter, K. Fabricius, and A. Cornils. 2017. Pontellid copepods affected by ocean acidification: A…
Climate Change New insights into old events using marine sediment We talk a lot about what the ocean is doing, but what can it tell us about land? Here, we…
Sharkbites Saturday Deep Secrets of the Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Sharkbites Saturday is thrilled to feature a guest post by Mark Royer, a Ph.D. Student from the Shark and Reef Fish…
Biological oceanography Ocean Acidification 2+ Ocean Exploration Expeditions to Join This Year Ninety-five percent of the ocean is unexplored, but there a few ocean expeditions happening this year that you can join!…
Climate Change Carbon Dioxide In and Methane Out: the Surprising Chemistry of an Arctic Methane Seep Field The bad news: coastal frozen sediments in the Arctic are melting and emitting methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the…
Sharkbites Saturday A Day in the Life of a Shark Intern Ever wonder what it is like to work as an intern in shark research? Check out Karla's article about her…
Glaciers Connecting production to glacial meltwater As sea-ice disappears, many scientists predict that primary production will increase in high latitude regions. A Danish group adds some…
Noise Can you hear me now? Investigating sound across the Atlantic Ocean The ocean is full of sounds, ranging from marine mammal conversations to man-made noises used to investigate the seafloor. Ocean…
Climate Change Coastal waves link far-off winds to melting Antarctic ice The ocean surrounding Antarctica is warming, rapidly melting ice shelves from below. Scientists have now discovered that strong winds thousands…
Ecology The elephant in the oxygen minimum zone When people think of the animals that inhabit the deep sea, they think of the fascinating, alien-like creatures like the…
Geology Heat flux from active crust Researchers generate a high resuliton 3-D model of the subseafloor to learn more about what controls heat flux from the…
Invasive Species Builders or Opportunistic Squatters? Invasive Species Drives Ecosystem Change on Georges Bank See article here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-017-1517-y Tunicates are underappreciated seafloor animals. Living sedentary lives and resembling some kind of marine slime, they…