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Category: Chemistry

A High-Flying Aquatic Robot
Atmosphere science Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Science Biogeochemistry Biological oceanography Chemistry Climate Change Conservation Coral Cyclones engineerings Harmful Algal Bloom Hazards Human impacts Methodology Modeling ocean engineering ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration Pollution Restoration Sea Ice Sea-level Rise technology

A High-Flying Aquatic Robot

Inspired by the flying squid, researchers have built a robot that can launch itself from the water surface using water-reactive…
November 29, 2019November 30, 2019 Emily Chua
SURFO SPECIAL: Flame retardants: Not as friendly as we like to think
Chemistry Hazards Human Health Toxicology Undergraduate Research

SURFO SPECIAL: Flame retardants: Not as friendly as we like to think

Jamillez Olmo Classen is a senior at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, majoring in Technology in Industrial Chemical…
September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 Diana Fontaine
Pteropods are Ptough: How one of the ocean’s most fragile creatures may cope with climate change
Atmospheric Chemistry Biochemistry Biological oceanography Chemistry Climate Change Conservation Human impacts Ocean Acidification

Pteropods are Ptough: How one of the ocean’s most fragile creatures may cope with climate change

Climate change, due to the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning, is arguably the most important issue…
February 15, 2018February 14, 2018 Zak Kerrigan
Autonomous Under-ICE Vehicles
Biology Chemistry deep sea Geology ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration

Autonomous Under-ICE Vehicles

Seafloor exploration in areas of thick ice coverage has many obstacles. With careful planning and modifaction of AUV design and…
December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 Anne M. Hartwell
Chemistry deep sea

Deep Iron: Good for the Ocean’s Bones

: Iron isn’t just good for your body – it’s good for the ocean, too. While many studies focus on…
July 17, 2017August 1, 2017 Zoe Gentes
Chemistry

Out of sight, but not out of mind: human created chemicals persist deep in the Arctic Ocean  

Human created chemicals can be "too good" at their job, remaining persistent and/or toxic in the environment, well beyond the…
July 7, 2017July 11, 2017 Anna Robuck
Chemistry

Fireproofing the Arctic

Chemicals that are stable enough for our everyday use are often remarkably stable in the natural environment as well. This…
June 27, 2017 Carrie McDonough
Chemistry

After the Phase Out: Can Banning Toxic Chemicals Rescue Pilot Whales?

When it comes to persistent pollutants, all roads lead to the ocean. Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) is a chemical that has…
May 24, 2017May 24, 2017 Carrie McDonough
Biochemistry Chemistry Genetics

Pollutants produced by poriferans: using genetics to fill in blanks about sponge chemical production

Although its easy to mistake a sponge for a furry looking rock, these invertebrates and the microbes that inhabit them…
April 14, 2017April 20, 2017 Anna Robuck
Chemistry Remote Sensing

Dawn of the age of Aquarius…total alkalinity measurements

While not as exciting as the new era of peace predicted by 5th Dimension, it is pretty cool that scientists…
March 22, 2017March 23, 2017 Eric Orenstein
Chemistry Climate Change Paleoceanography

The Bipolar See-Saw: Dansgaard-Oeschger Events and the Antarctic Climate

Within large timescales of glacial and interglacial periods, mini, rapid climate shifts may occur thanks to oceanic circulation processes and…
March 2, 2017March 2, 2017 Zoe Gentes
Biochemistry Biological oceanography Chemistry Climate Change Modeling

Eat Organic at Your Local Gyre Margin

Paper: Letscher, Robert T., et al. 2016. Nutrient budgets in the subtropical ocean gyres dominated by lateral transport. Nature Geoscience, v.9:…
December 1, 2016 Zoe Gentes
Chemistry

Beyond CO2: Chemical Consequences of Our Love Affair with Fossil Fuels

Our world relies heavily on the burning of biological materials such as wood or fossil fuels to harness energy. While…
September 30, 2016September 29, 2016 Carrie McDonough
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…
August 31, 2016 Anna Robuck
Chemistry

What’s in the Hair of a Polar Bear?

The accumulation of toxic methylmercury is a serious threat to wildlife all over the world – especially top predators in…
May 17, 2016May 16, 2016 Carrie McDonough
Chemistry

Spawning Under the Influence: Drugs and Toxins Found in Salmon

You may think you’re familiar with the side effects of most common medications, but there are other, hidden side effects…
April 18, 2016April 19, 2016 Carrie McDonough
Chemistry Climate Change

Lead Pollution in Antarctic Waters: Have We Cleaned Up Our Act?

Researchers traveled to the far reaches of Antarctica to determine whether lead levels there have declined since humans started cleaning…
February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 Carrie McDonough
Alternative Energy Chemistry deep sea thermodynamics

Fueling Science with Science (& hydrothermal fluid)

Wouldn’t it be wicked cool if scientists could overcome the obstacle of power limitation by plugging their instruments directly into…
February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 Anne M. Hartwell
Biology Chemistry Coastal Management

Whale earwax: a hearing aid & time capsule

How is whale earwax essential to whales, and how can it help whale conservation? Read more to find out!
January 6, 2016January 6, 2016 Megan Chen
Chemistry

Please Pass the Plastic

Tiny shards and fibers of plastic termed “microplastics” accumulate in seafood with unknown consequences for human health. Now, they’re turning…
December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 Carrie McDonough

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