Human impacts
Ocean Noise: The Sounds of Loudness
Below the surface, the oceans are getting louder. Will this have an impact on our marine animals? A group of…
Behavior Human impacts
Killer Consequences: How boats affect the behavior of endangered killer whales
Killer whales are famous for their intelligence and athletic prowess in (and leaping out of) the water. However, for some…
Aquaculture
Sea-farming our way to a better future
The rise of aquaculture promises to support coastal economies. But in a recent paper, authors argue that the economy is…
Conservation
Plastic in the ocean chokes albatrosses
Albatrosses are amazing wanderers of the ocean, but they are threatened by ocean plastic pollution. Read on to learn more…
Behavior Ecology
Why did the octopus punch the fish?
In this study, authors document for the first time, multi-species hunting events with OCTOBOSS as the leader!
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…
Behavior
There and back again: Uncovering the mysteries of gray whale migration
Gray whales undertake one of the longest migrations of any animal, swimming 12,000 miles round-trip between their northern feeding grounds…
Microbiology
Living Fossils Hidden in Plain Sight
Around 2.4 billion years ago, the emergence of cyanobacteria multiplied oxygen concentrations in our atmosphere by almost a million, and…
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…
Regeneration
Going with your gut? Not if you are a sea cucumber
This creature poops out its guts when spooked! But can it grow them back?
ocean engineering
Schooling fish inspire underwater robot communication
Scientists and engineers frequently draw inspiration from the natural world around them. Swarms of insects and birds inspired the development…
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…
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…
Ecology
Scientists set sail to survey the ocean’s plankton diversity
If you gaze into the ocean, or a lake or stream, you may be surprised at the abundance and variety…
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…
Book Review
Aquatic predators: Our heroes for climate changing
Aquatic predators or aquatic killers? Aquatic predators are animals that hunt at greater trophic levels, including oceans, bays, estuaries, rivers,…
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…
Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Science Chemistry Human Health
CRASH!: A Chemical Study of Sea Spray from Breaking Ocean Waves
With every wave that crashes on the beach, little particles known as sea spray fly up into the air. Because…
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…
Behavior Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Evolution
One Fish, Two Fish, Climate Change, Who Lives?
There is variation within species, and this variation can lead to some individuals surviving better in the face of environmental…