Zoe Ruge – oceanbites

Radioactive particles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor entered the Pacific food chain in less than a month after the…

Since the late 1990s, human respiratory symptoms have been associated with seasonal blooms of the dinoflagellate Ostropsis cf. ovata along…

Chemistry

Biomonitoring can be a great tool for measuring pollutants in marine ecosystems, but not all organisms accumulate chemicals equally. The…

Biology

Bioluminescence, or light generation, has long caught our eye in the dark ocean water, but researchers have recently discovered how…

Plastic debris has been found in both the North Pacific and North Atlantic since the early 1970s. It accumulates in…

Ingested contaminants, along with hormones, are preserved in the whale’s earplug. Unlike muscle and blubber, ear wax does not allow…