Ecology
The tiny drifters with massive appetites
Tiny translucent jellies can reshape entire food webs
Author: Josiah Grzywacz
I'm a former oceanographer with an MSc in Biological Oceanography from UConn where I studied mixotrophy in marine ciliates. After a year in Poland (studying freshwater critters) I moved to California. I currently work as a lab technician at Stanford. Outside of science, I enjoy a good book, a long run, and frozen fruit.
Ecology
Not All Blooms Are Bad: Cyanobacteria and Young Fish in the Baltic
Nitrogen traced from algae to fish reveal an interesting ecological win.
Ecology
Seaweed, the slimy savior of the sea
Algae versus algae: meet the green team fighting toxic blooms.
Biological oceanography Ecology
When cells started snacking
Algae rose, protists gorged, and the modern ocean was born.
Climate Change Ecology
Mixotrophy and the Microscopic Middlemen of the Ocean
As the ocean warms, its tiniest photosynthesizers are rewriting the rules of survival.
Ecology Human impacts
Hearing in a world of noise: Testing the hearing capacity of minke whales
How do you test the hearing of a creature the size of a bus in the vast, noisy ocean? With…
Coral Ecology Human impacts
Seabird poop and coral growth: an unexpected link
How corals feast thanks to seabirds digestive systems
Climate Change Ecology Plastic
From laundry to the deep sea
The impact of microfiber plastics on marine snowfall
Behavior Ecology genomics
Decoding the genes behind jellyfish movement
How jellyfish know which way is up.
Ecology
Diatoms, calcium, and the continuing challenge of ocean acidification
They don't have any teeth, but diatoms need calcium. A group out of Shenzen shows why!