Biology

The oil or "tar" sands in Alberta, Canada are the third largest known reserves of accessible oil in the world.…

While calcifying organisms like corals and bivalves are projected to struggle under future levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), non-calcifying seaweeds…

Global fisheries are expected to change as ocean temperatures warm. A recent study by Cheung et al. uses mean temperature…

Biology

Common loons, walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch play integral roles in ecosystem dynamics and environmental policy decisions. In this…

A global marine ecosystem model was used to predict how primary productivity and carbon export by phytoplankton will change in…

Roughly 360 years ago, on a September afternoon in the Aegean sea, the sky was blotted out as metals tarnished…

Fluorinated compounds are an emerging class of persistent pollutants that have a global presence in the environment, biota, and humans,…

Researchers investigated natural trends in carbonate chemistry of the Davies Reef flat in the central Great Barrier Reef on diel…

We expect marine species to respond to climate change by either adapting or changing geographical ranges. But observed shifts in…

Biology

Scientists find a diverse and distinct community of microorganisms that live on plastic trash at the surface of the North…

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

Biology Geology

Researchers in Glacier Bay surveyed fifteen species of marine birds and linked the observations to instantaneous measurements of current speed…

Australian and Norwegian researchers measured levels of pesticides and PCBs in southern hemisphere humpback whales to find out whether extreme…

I’m excited to announce the launch of oceanbites.org! Inspired by the successful and informative astrobites.org, oceanbites is a blog where…