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Category: Climate Change

Disappearing Ocean Climates
Climate Change

Disappearing Ocean Climates

We know with climate change that the ocean is changing as well, but how much? Read on to find out!
September 21, 2021September 23, 2021 Tricia Thibodeau
Turn down the heat: Climate change and plasticizers affect marine mussels differently depending on sex
Climate Change

Turn down the heat: Climate change and plasticizers affect marine mussels differently depending on sex

How does climate change and plastic chemical additives affect marine organisms?
August 31, 2021September 16, 2021 Hannah Collins
Can seaweed save the planet?
Climate Change

Can seaweed save the planet?

Can a giant patch of seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean save the planet from the effects of climate change?
August 20, 2021August 20, 2021 Tricia Thibodeau
It’s getting hot in here: IPCC and the ocean
Climate Change

It’s getting hot in here: IPCC and the ocean

With unequivocal evidence that humans are warming the planet, what does the future hold for the ocean and for us?
August 20, 2021March 31, 2022 Kristin Huizenga
What do remote sensing, machine learning, and statistics have in common?  Enhancing the accuracy of seagrass monitoring, for one.
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Coastal Management Modeling Physical oceanography Remote Sensing Seagrass

What do remote sensing, machine learning, and statistics have in common? Enhancing the accuracy of seagrass monitoring, for one.

Citation: Ha NT, Manley-Harris M, Pham TD, Hawes I. A Comparative Assessment of Ensemble-Based Machine Learning and Maximum Likelihood Methods…
June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 Krti Tallam
Lights out: How the aquatic food web is responding to coastal darkening in the North Sea
Climate Change Coastal Management Human impacts

Lights out: How the aquatic food web is responding to coastal darkening in the North Sea

Have you ever been on a plane, flying over the coast, and noticed a stream of brown-colored water draining from…
June 25, 2021June 28, 2021 Cindy Lebrasse, Ph.D.
Blue is the New Green: How Melting Sea Ice Might Save Us Billions
Climate Change Sea Ice

Blue is the New Green: How Melting Sea Ice Might Save Us Billions

As Arctic sea ice melts, the ocean absorbs more carbon. Could this actually be a good thing? Researchers in Norway…
June 20, 2021 Megan Chen
Fishing or Farming: Can Fisheries and Offshore Wind Farms Coexist?
Alternative Energy Aquaculture Climate Change Ecology Economy Fisheries Human impacts ocean engineering technology

Fishing or Farming: Can Fisheries and Offshore Wind Farms Coexist?

Last month, President Biden announced that the US will be turning to offshore wind farms (OWFs) to meet the growing…
June 17, 2021June 16, 2021 Ashley Mickens
Bearing teeth: How polar bear dental health can illustrate climate change
Behavior Climate Change

Bearing teeth: How polar bear dental health can illustrate climate change

It is no secret that climate change is damaging Arctic ecosystems. Because of melting sea ice, Arctic species have had…
May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Francesca Giammona
The Circle of Life: Understanding Lionfish Life Cycles
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Fisheries Invasive Species

The Circle of Life: Understanding Lionfish Life Cycles

We know who's the king of the jungle, but who's the king of the reef? Lionfish may look cool, but…
March 23, 2021March 22, 2021 Ashley Mickens
Microbes pull nitrogen out of air to feed the warming oceans
Biological oceanography Climate Change

Microbes pull nitrogen out of air to feed the warming oceans

Some ocean microbes can take nitrogen gas from the air and convert it to different forms that can be used…
March 11, 2021March 10, 2021 Jiwoon Park
Does coral size matter?
Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Coral

Does coral size matter?

Nina Bean is a 2nd year master’s student at the California State University, Northridge in Dr. Peter Edmunds’ Polyp Lab.…
February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Diana Fontaine
The New Mollusk on the Block
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Climate Change Ecology

The New Mollusk on the Block

Have you ever wondered about how marine animals travel to a new place, you know, when they can’t swim there?…
February 18, 2021 Cierra Braga
Warming up to the neighborhood: a gentoo penguin’s new digs
Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Fisheries Human impacts Modeling Natural History Sea Ice

Warming up to the neighborhood: a gentoo penguin’s new digs

With warming temperatures, scientists expect to see species popping up in environments where they’ve previously been absent. Climate change virtually…
February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Andrea Schlunk
The Ocean Robot Revolution
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Human impacts Methodology Ocean Acidification ocean engineering ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration

The Ocean Robot Revolution

This year marks the start of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science. To reach its ambitious targets, we require…
February 3, 2021February 2, 2021 Emily Chua
Oxygen Minimum Zones: Should we be worried?
Biology Climate Change Harmful Algal Bloom Pollution

Oxygen Minimum Zones: Should we be worried?

Reviews and syntheses: Present, past, and future of the oxygen minimum zone in the northern Indian Ocean It is no…
February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saumya Silori
Understanding the Demise and Recovery of Coral Reefs
Climate Change

Understanding the Demise and Recovery of Coral Reefs

In the last couple of decades we’ve learned a lot about the decline of coral reefs around the world. But…
January 29, 2021February 1, 2021 Pablo Brenes Coto
Missing the (Kelp) Forest for the Trees: An Overlooked Factor in Blue Carbon Storage
Biodiversity Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Human impacts Restoration Seagrass

Missing the (Kelp) Forest for the Trees: An Overlooked Factor in Blue Carbon Storage

A recent study exposes an overlooked carbon sink in the form of kelp forests. According to scientists' estimates, a kelp…
January 28, 2021January 27, 2021 Ashley Mickens
Catching a ride on plastic: how dangerous bacteria might travel across oceans
Biological oceanography Climate Change Evolution Human impacts Microbiome Plastic

Catching a ride on plastic: how dangerous bacteria might travel across oceans

Plastic is abundant in the ocean ecosystem. Not only is it harmful to marine animals, but as scientists discovered, it…
January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Diana Fontaine
Marine heat waves leave seabeds ice cold
Biology Climate Change Human impacts

Marine heat waves leave seabeds ice cold

Marine heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change, and can have negative effects on invertebrate…
January 25, 2021January 24, 2021 Hannah Collins

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