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The Need for Speed: The velocities of tides in the Mid-Atlantic
Climate Change Human impacts Physical oceanography Remote Sensing

The Need for Speed: The velocities of tides in the Mid-Atlantic

Every 12 hours and 25 minutes, a rush of water move into the coast to create a high tide. How…
September 28, 2020 Daniel Speer
Virtual Sea Turtles: Predicting the Movement of Hatchlings at Sea
Biological oceanography Biology Conservation Ecology Modeling Sea Turtles

Virtual Sea Turtles: Predicting the Movement of Hatchlings at Sea

A young sea turtle emerges from its nest and races toward the sea and several others are close behind as…
September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Cierra Braga
SURFO Special: How do you take a perfect picture…underwater?
Ocean Exploration

SURFO Special: How do you take a perfect picture…underwater?

Capturing the perfect picture has always been difficult… especially underwater. Current methods tend to be expensive and hard to operate,…
September 27, 2020September 26, 2020 Anastasia Yandulskaya
SURFO Special: Ocean Color Optics and Imaging: Phytoplankton in Narragansett Bay
Ecology

SURFO Special: Ocean Color Optics and Imaging: Phytoplankton in Narragansett Bay

What can the color of the ocean tell us about the tiny algae that live in it? SURFO student Taylor…
September 27, 2020September 26, 2020 Anastasia Yandulskaya
SURFO Special: How can understanding the scenarios of rising sea levels help New England parks prepare for Nor’easters?
Coastal Management

SURFO Special: How can understanding the scenarios of rising sea levels help New England parks prepare for Nor’easters?

Will Cape Cod ever become an island? Rising sea levels come with increased threats of flooding, especially in the areas…
September 27, 2020September 26, 2020 Anastasia Yandulskaya
SURFO Special: How do we address the massive fluoro-pollutant crisis in the United States?
Book Review

SURFO Special: How do we address the massive fluoro-pollutant crisis in the United States?

Every summer, the URI Graduate School of Oceanography hosts undergraduate research interns called SURFOs. In this post learn about how…
September 26, 2020 Samantha Setta
SURFO Special: From outer space to the microscope: How NASA’s satellites are helping us understand the ocean’s smallest life
Remote Sensing

SURFO Special: From outer space to the microscope: How NASA’s satellites are helping us understand the ocean’s smallest life

Every summer, the URI Graduate School of Oceanography hosts undergraduate research interns called SURFOs. In this post learn about how…
September 26, 2020 Samantha Setta
Bowhead Whales Threatened by a ‘Killer’
Behavior

Bowhead Whales Threatened by a ‘Killer’

The Arctic is experiencing dramatic changes in sea ice. How will this warming affect the marine life? Scientists find there…
September 25, 2020October 20, 2020 Elena Gadoutsis
Fish and Fecal Figs: How does the size of one fish affect fig seed growth?
Ecology

Fish and Fecal Figs: How does the size of one fish affect fig seed growth?

Let’s think of well-known relationships between two different species. Sharks and remoras, hippos and small birds, and....fish and fig seeds?…
September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 Francesca Giammona
Who do you talk to about marine biosecurity, mate? Social networks matter in managing Australia’s ocean pests
Coastal Management

Who do you talk to about marine biosecurity, mate? Social networks matter in managing Australia’s ocean pests

Scientists in Australia recently mapped the nation’s biosecurity community as a social network, revealing key characteristics that help and hinder…
September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Ellie Oldach
Ocean plastic pollution damages bacteria that help us breathe
Plastic Pollution

Ocean plastic pollution damages bacteria that help us breathe

Every minute, we are dumping a garbage truckload of plastic litter into the ocean. Plastic pollution in the ocean are…
September 21, 2020September 22, 2020 Jiwoon Park
How cold did the ice age really get?
Climate Change

How cold did the ice age really get?

Scientists revisit the question of global temperatures during the last ice age. They tackle this with state of the art…
September 18, 2020 Shawn Wang
Destruction in your backyard: why we need to keep industry accountable (Guest post by Meaghan Efford)
Archaeology

Destruction in your backyard: why we need to keep industry accountable (Guest post by Meaghan Efford)

This is a guest post by Meaghan Efford. Meaghan is an archaeologist and historical ecologist looking at how Burrard Inlet…
September 17, 2020November 1, 2022 Katherine Barrett
Upward and onward: how deep-sea larvae utilize vertical swimming to disperse across ocean basins
deep sea

Upward and onward: how deep-sea larvae utilize vertical swimming to disperse across ocean basins

Deep-sea larvae show vastly different dispersal ability and pathways based on simulating how they swim.
September 17, 2020September 11, 2020 Gabrielle Ellis
Crushed it: Sea turtles can help us understand hurricanes in the mid-Atlantic
Cyclones

Crushed it: Sea turtles can help us understand hurricanes in the mid-Atlantic

Predicting what hurricanes will do is a matter of life and death, but when Hurricane Irene headed north in 2011,…
September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Kristin Huizenga
Homing in on a hammerhead’s range
Behavior Coastal Management Fisheries Human impacts Methodology Policy

Homing in on a hammerhead’s range

Over the decades, many shark species have become endangered. In an effort to save these fishes, humans have set up…
September 15, 2020November 11, 2020 Andrea Schlunk
Upside-down jellies fire stinging grenades
Biology Ecology

Upside-down jellies fire stinging grenades

Swimmers of Florida waters report incidences of being stung by the water! The authors set out to determine the cause.
September 14, 2020 Brandy Biggar
So You Thought the Heatwave was Over?
Climate Change

So You Thought the Heatwave was Over?

Satellites that measure sea surface temperature have demonstrated that marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent, longer, and more intense as…
September 11, 2020August 18, 2021 Amanda Semler
Underwater musicians: estimating health of an estuary using sound
Climate Change Fisheries Noise

Underwater musicians: estimating health of an estuary using sound

Ever hear a snapping underwater? Wonder who is making the sound? Researchers can use sound to take the pulse of…
September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Samantha Setta
What can you do for love?
Biological oceanography Fisheries Parasitism

What can you do for love?

Some people would tell you that they believe in big romantic gestures, while others believe in small, thoughtful actions. But…
September 8, 2020 Saumya Silori

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