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Seabird poop and coral growth: an unexpected link
Coral Ecology Human impacts

Seabird poop and coral growth: an unexpected link

How corals feast thanks to seabirds digestive systems
November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 Josiah Grzywacz
Testing the Effectiveness of Urban Marine Protected Areas
Conservation

Testing the Effectiveness of Urban Marine Protected Areas

Can Marine Protected Areas effectively protect the natural environment in the shadow of large population centers?
November 6, 2024November 5, 2024 Braden Furness
This deep sea shark pales in comparison – for an unknown reason
deep sea

This deep sea shark pales in comparison – for an unknown reason

A ghostly surprise for a fishing boat became a colorless curiosity for deep sea scientists.
October 30, 2024 Piper Evans
What tiny fossils can tell us about a biodiversity hotspot
Biodiversity

What tiny fossils can tell us about a biodiversity hotspot

Ostracods unlock the mysteries of how the Coral Triangle came to be the most biodiverse region on the planet.
October 28, 2024 Ingrid Bartlett
A New Host is a New Life
Parasitism

A New Host is a New Life

The travels of parasitic sea anemones from the North Atlantic to the Mediterranean.
October 25, 2024October 24, 2024 Jasper Meagher
The Fish That Could Live Forever
Fisheries

The Fish That Could Live Forever

What if we could preserve endangered species so they never go extinct?
October 18, 2024October 16, 2024 Jordana Portman
From laundry to the deep sea
Climate Change Ecology Plastic

From laundry to the deep sea

The impact of microfiber plastics on marine snowfall
October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 Josiah Grzywacz
Waves of the Future
Alternative Energy

Waves of the Future

Should we risk disrupting rocky shore ecology in order to capture wave energy?
October 7, 2024 Braden Furness
Does El Niño disrupt dinner?
Biological oceanography

Does El Niño disrupt dinner?

A recent study finds foraging resilience in female elephant seals in the wake of El Niño events.
September 30, 2024September 30, 2024 Ingrid Bartlett
Changing for Reproductive Success!
Coral

Changing for Reproductive Success!

Coral reproduction may be a regularly changing cycle, and how this helps conservation!
September 27, 2024October 24, 2024 Jasper Meagher
Biogeochemistry

Color by Numbers – How ocean color observed by satellites is helping researchers monitor rapidly changing Arctic coastal ecosystems

Diaries from the field are used to validate satellite data
September 27, 2024September 27, 2024 Francesca Giammona
Fish antifreeze proteins give clues to the evolution of novel genes
Evolution

Fish antifreeze proteins give clues to the evolution of novel genes

How did polar fish acquire the genes that help them survive in cold waters?
September 25, 2024 Cory Berger
Super Trees: The Importance of Mangrove Survival
Climate Change Human impacts

Super Trees: The Importance of Mangrove Survival

How might climate change be impacting mangrove survival?
September 20, 2024September 22, 2024 Jordana Portman
Decoding the genes behind jellyfish movement
Behavior Ecology genomics

Decoding the genes behind jellyfish movement

How jellyfish know which way is up.
September 10, 2024September 10, 2024 Josiah Grzywacz
Megamouth Sharks in the Moonlight
Behavior

Megamouth Sharks in the Moonlight

New information has come to the light on what megamouth sharks do everyday.
September 8, 2024September 8, 2024 Braden Furness
From Intern to Ocean Advocate: An Unforgettable Summer in Hawaii
Science Communication

From Intern to Ocean Advocate: An Unforgettable Summer in Hawaii

A paid job as a marine biologist can be competitive but keep your head up and keep your heart strong!
September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 Nicole Stephanie Gierlinger
Listening for fish
Conservation

Listening for fish

Monitoring protected marine areas through fish sounds.
August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 Ingrid Bartlett
The Peculiar Case of South African Cold-Water Corals
Coral

The Peculiar Case of South African Cold-Water Corals

All about the complexity and diversity of deep-sea corals!
August 29, 2024October 24, 2024 Jasper Meagher
Our changing polar oceans
Biological oceanography

Our changing polar oceans

Melting ice sheets in Antarctica create a longer growing season for phytoplankton
August 27, 2024 Cory Berger
Exploring the Deep Sea Like a Native
deep sea Ocean Exploration

Exploring the Deep Sea Like a Native

Researchers have begun to explore the deep sea by seeing it through the eyes of the predators that roam the…
August 23, 2024September 22, 2024 Jordana Portman

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