Climate Change
Skating on Thin Ice
Newly developed global climate models show us that Arctic Sea ice may be more unstable than we previously thought. The…
Category: Climate Change
Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change
House of Mucus
Scientists use new laser-scanning technology to study palaces of snot in the deep ocean.
Climate Change
Rough, Rocky Shores Acting as Climate Refuges for Kelp Forests
On the coasts of British Columbia, habitat-forming kelp algae are on the decline. Sensitive to increasing temperatures, changing nutrient dynamics,…
Climate Change
A Fishy Ally to Help Coral Reefs
What if we had something on the inside to help us fight climate change's impacts on coral reefs? A helpful…
Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Science Chemistry Climate Change Physical oceanography
How do greenhouse gases move?: An updated study on nitrous oxide exchange from the ocean to the atmosphere
Our atmosphere is composed of different gases like oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. These gases can absorb energy, sent from…
Climate Change Coral
Renewed hope for reef-building corals to combat climate change.
If you have ever had a chance to snorkel in a reef, you would agree that it is an unforgettable…
Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts Policy Restoration
Make Earth Blue Again
A team of the world’s leading marine scientists reports that we are capable of rebuilding many components of marine life…
Climate Change
Arctic Viruses Infecting sub-Arctic Seals: How Climate Change is Creating Marine Epidemics
With all the preparations being made to help human populations get through Covid-19, many are wondering about the effect the…
Chemistry Climate Change Coastal Management Developmental Biology Ecology Human impacts Ocean Acidification Physiology
Ocean acidification and baby “squidlife” crises?
Ocean acidification has been known to cause problems for marine mollusks (like oysters and pteropods), because these animals have shells…
Climate Change
A Song of Ice and Sea Level Rise
How much ice is really being lost in the polar regions, and what have been the consequences? A team of…
Climate Change
A call for clouds in climate models
In this throwback to last March, learn how clouds influence the greenhouse effect. This climate modeling study focused on their…
Climate Change Plastic Pollution
Is our plastic dependence accelerating climate change?
Reference: Royer, Sarah-Jeanne, Sara Ferrón, Samuel T. Wilson, David M. Karl. “Production of methane and ethylene from plastic in…
Climate Change
The Blob: A movie monster of the sea
The Blob, the Pacific marine heatwave from 2016, sounds more like a movie monster than a natural phenomenon. Still the…
Climate Change Coastal Management
Size Matters in Kelp Forests – Big, Dense Populations Are Better Equipped to Recover from Disturbance
Kelp are habitat-forming species, the “ecosystem engineers” of our coasts. Standing metres tall and sheltering coastal habitats from the full…
Climate Change Coral Ecology
Climate-driven events leave an imprint on corals in the Great Barrier Reef
In this re-post, we discuss the ecological memory of corals from bleaching events that occurred back-to-back in 2016 and 2017.…
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Conservation Coral ocean engineering ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration Survey technology
The HyperDiver: A New (Hyper-) Intelligent Way to Map the Ocean
German researchers have developed a new system–based on sophisticated imaging technology and artificial intelligence–which promises to revolutionize how we map…
Biological oceanography Climate Change Ecology Fisheries
Winter Cruisin’ on the North Atlantic
Do you wonder what it is like to do oceanographic research aboard a sea-going vessel? What types of research are…
Behavior Biology Climate Change Conservation
Changing Oceans May Confuse Critically Endangered European Eels
As humanity’s carbon emissions continue to heat and acidify the world’s oceans, many marine species and ecosystems face daunting new…
Climate Change
A Seasonal “Freeze” on Arctic Methane Release
According to new research from the Arctic University of Norway, current greenhouse gas budgets overestimate the amount of methane released…
Climate Change Coastal Management ocean engineering Policy
City Marine Parks: The Water Parks of the Future
Did you love going to the water park as a kid? The authors of this paper have come up with…