Invasive Species
A Timely Tool for the Race Against Sun Corals
How Brazilian researchers are racing the clock to fight the invasion of sun corals and globalization with digital tools.
Biology
Exploring the cell types of the European squid
Scientists use cutting-edge technology to learn about the cell biology of cephalopods.
Atmospheric Science
The Indian Ocean dipole, the African continent south of the equator, and rainfall: making sense of it all
Ibebuchi, C. C., 2023: Circulation patterns linked to the positive sub-tropical Indian Ocean dipole. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 40(1), 110−128,…
Ecology
One s(hell) of an issue
One of the largest bivalves in the world and its survival struggle: a majestic fight
Sea-level Rise
The Lesser Explored Connection Between Storm Surge and Sea-Level Rise
Coastal flood risk is usually determined according to mean sea-level. However, changes in storminess can also impact coastal flooding.
Coral deep sea
Striving to survive: cold water coral and warming seas
The poles are warming faster than anywhere else, possibly creating trouble for baby cold water coral.
Aquaculture Climate Change Developmental Biology
Larval thermal tolerance of a marine whelk is affected by marine heat wave temperatures
How do marine heat wave temperatures affect larval gastropods, and what does this mean for an emerging shellfishery?
Ecology
Two species, both alike in dignity
Two species of zooplankton—one from the Arctic, and the other from the North Atlantic—have surprisingly similar distributions in Arctic fjords
Evolution
A Bigger Chill: Climatic Influences on the Evolution of Teleost Fishes
Teloest fishes all look different! But could the evolution of their bodies be linked to climate?
Plastic
Chemicals released from plastic disrupt marine microbes
We know how plastic pieces affect ocean life, but do we think enough about “invisible” chemicals from plastic?
Pollution
Coastal Erosion and Marine Litter Pollution
Coastal dunes, which are present along many coastlines, likely contain accumulations of litter that can enter the marine environment.
Evolution
Bland, Blind and Beautiful
Why did these sea snails lose their color and vision in the deep sea?
Behavior
Using acoustics to learn about Pingu
As humans forage to find snacks in their fridges, the little penguin forages in the sea, but just how effective…
Biological oceanography Climate Change
Some ~don’t~ like it hot: Ocean warming is bad for pelagic animals
Global ocean warming is predicted to have negative impacts on ocean animals living in the middle of the food web.
Policy
Let’s Go to the Beach? Questioning Coastal Access Equity in the Ocean State
Researchers studied how race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status affect access to the coast in Rhode Island.
Coral
How many symbionts does it take to make a happy coral?
The composition of symbiont communities affects the flow of nutrients between symbionts and their coral hosts
Conservation engineerings
The secret lives of real baby turtles… and fake ones?
Clabough EBD, Kaplan E, Hermeyer D, Zimmerman T, Chamberlin J, Wantman S (2022) The secret life of baby turtles:…
Sea-level Rise
Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Communities
More accurate predictions of future sea-level changes can help avoid unnecessary damage to coastal communities and infrastructure.
deep sea
Lifestyles of the world’s extreme limpets
These mollusks are thriving, not surviving at deep sea vents under the Arctic ice - how did they get there?
Coral Human impacts
Are more people flocking to coral reefs?
Many want a warm place near the ocean to live or vacation. Has this changed in the last 20 years?