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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.
A mysterious, 19 million years ago mass extinction of sharks
Ecology

A mysterious, 19 million years ago mass extinction of sharks

Citation: Sibert, E. C., & Rubin, L. D. (2021). An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks. Science, 372(6546), 1105-1107. 10.1126/science.aaz3549   Fossilized remains…
June 25, 2021 Isabel Dove
Fish with supervision? See for yourself!
Biology deep sea Evolution Genetics genomics

Fish with supervision? See for yourself!

The deep, dark ocean is a hard place to live but new research reveals that some deep-sea fish are able…
June 23, 2021June 24, 2021 Tricia Thibodeau
To Combat World Hunger, Protect Biodiversity
Biodiversity

To Combat World Hunger, Protect Biodiversity

Variety is the spice of life – or if you are an ecologist you might say “biodiversity” is the spice…
June 22, 2021June 21, 2021 Kristin Huizenga
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
Deep Sea Mining Could Bring Havoc to the Ocean Floor
Conservation

Deep Sea Mining Could Bring Havoc to the Ocean Floor

A new study finds that deep-sea mining could significantly decrease the biodiversity of the deep sea. It turns out that…
June 18, 2021 Pablo Brenes Coto
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
Like Parent, Like Offspring: Fish Inherit Changes in DNA Methylation
Biochemistry Biological oceanography Genetics Hazards

Like Parent, Like Offspring: Fish Inherit Changes in DNA Methylation

How do animals respond to these environmental changes? How can they make sure their offspring will survive these conditions too?…
June 16, 2021 Daniel Speer
Shells and cells: Lack of oxygen and the presence of bacteria contribute to oyster mortality
Coastal Management Harmful Algal Bloom Human impacts Oysters

Shells and cells: Lack of oxygen and the presence of bacteria contribute to oyster mortality

Lack of oxygen for a long period of time is bad for oysters, but is that the whole story?
June 15, 2021June 14, 2021 Hannah Collins
Here’s the “Catch” with the COVID-19 Pandemic
Fisheries

Here’s the “Catch” with the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic brought changes to global fisheries. Using a Maine lobstering community as an example for global small fisheries,…
June 12, 2021June 8, 2021 Diana Fontaine
How Extreme Wildfires Made the COVID Pandemic Deadlier
Human Health

How Extreme Wildfires Made the COVID Pandemic Deadlier

Wildfires in California have been causing COVID-19 cases and deaths to skyrocket, and El Niño may be playing a role.
June 12, 2021June 11, 2021 Ashley Marranzino
Belligerent Birds: Do penguins perform unprompted acts of aggression?
Behavior

Belligerent Birds: Do penguins perform unprompted acts of aggression?

Adélie penguins lead busy lives mating, reproducing, and avoiding being eaten. They can do all this from the safety of…
June 10, 2021June 9, 2021 Francesca Giammona
Are biodegradable plastics too good to be true? Here’s what actually happens to them in the ocean
Pollution

Are biodegradable plastics too good to be true? Here’s what actually happens to them in the ocean

“Biodegradable plastics are better for the environment!” You might have heard this a lot, but is this true? Do biodegradable…
June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Jiwoon Park
Here’s how non-scientists can help protect marine life
Ecology

Here’s how non-scientists can help protect marine life

Have you ever wanted to help do marine science research? Marine protected areas could use your help!
June 5, 2021 Anastasia Yandulskaya
How citizen scientists are preventing coral bleaching
Conservation Coral

How citizen scientists are preventing coral bleaching

Researchers and citizen scientists teamed up across an enormous ocean region to document the 2016 coral bleaching event in the…
June 5, 2021 Samantha Setta
Where do baby sea turtles go?
Sea Turtles

Where do baby sea turtles go?

Where do baby sea turtles go after hatching on the beach and heading out towards sea? New tracking technology is…
June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Julia Zeh
A shipwreck treasure reveals the tragic history of African elephants
Archaeology

A shipwreck treasure reveals the tragic history of African elephants

Shipwrecks are time capsules harbored by the ocean. What can a 500 years-old sunken ship from the Atlantic Ocean tell…
June 1, 2021May 30, 2021 Anastasia Yandulskaya
The Death of an Ecosystem: Understanding the Collapse of Northern California’s Kelp Forests
Ecology

The Death of an Ecosystem: Understanding the Collapse of Northern California’s Kelp Forests

In 2014, kelp forest ecosystems in northern California essentially disappeared. The reasons for the loss are now clear to scientists,…
May 31, 2021 Rena Kingery
El Niño forces Mexican farmers to roll the dice on crop production
Physical oceanography

El Niño forces Mexican farmers to roll the dice on crop production

Unusual cycles in the climate bring devastation to agriculture in central Mexico, but scientists have found a way to aid…
May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 Katherine Barrett
Corals can’t take the heat
Coral

Corals can’t take the heat

Coral reefs are incredibly important to humans and other species, but they are also vulnerable to the effects of climate…
May 29, 2021June 4, 2021 Katherine Barrett

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