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Chemistry Climate Change Coastal Management Developmental Biology Ecology Human impacts Ocean Acidification Physiology

Ocean acidification and baby “squidlife” crises?

Ocean acidification has been known to cause problems for marine mollusks (like oysters and pteropods), because these animals have shells…
June 1, 2020May 29, 2020 Andrea Schlunk
Minke Boings: A 50-year mystery and the science of listening in the ocean
Behavior

Minke Boings: A 50-year mystery and the science of listening in the ocean

Whale sounds are weird and fascinating, but for a long time scientists weren't even sure that whales made sounds. The…
May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Julia Zeh
A Song of Ice and Sea Level Rise
Climate Change

A Song of Ice and Sea Level Rise

How much ice is really being lost in the polar regions, and what have been the consequences? A team of…
May 27, 2020 Amanda Semler
Clawing Your Way to the Top: Lobster Farming in Vietnam
Aquaculture Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Economy Fisheries

Clawing Your Way to the Top: Lobster Farming in Vietnam

Can changing lobster aquaculture practices in Vietnam pave the way for green growth around the globe? The authors of a…
May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Ashley Mickens
Facing the music: calls from one of the worlds most endangered dolphins
Biology Ecology Evolution

Facing the music: calls from one of the worlds most endangered dolphins

The Study: Melo-Santos, G., Figueiredo Rodrigues, A.L., Tardin, R.H., de Sá Maciel, I., Marmontel, M., Da Silva, M.L., May-Collado, L.J.…
May 24, 2020 Brandy Biggar
Turning up the heat: lab-adapted symbionts help coral survive warming waters
Biological oceanography Coral

Turning up the heat: lab-adapted symbionts help coral survive warming waters

Ever wonder how organisms might adapt to climate change? How about humans aiding in this evolution? Read on to see…
May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Samantha Setta
A call for clouds in climate models
Climate Change

A call for clouds in climate models

In this throwback to last March, learn how clouds influence the greenhouse effect. This climate modeling study focused on their…
May 19, 2020May 20, 2020 Nyla Husain
Is our plastic dependence accelerating climate change?
Climate Change Plastic Pollution

Is our plastic dependence accelerating climate change?

  Reference: Royer, Sarah-Jeanne, Sara Ferrón, Samuel T. Wilson, David M. Karl. “Production of methane and ethylene from plastic in…
May 18, 2020 Brandy Biggar
Increasing resilience, one cannibal at a time
Biology Ecology Invasive Species

Increasing resilience, one cannibal at a time

When a species invades a new habitat they must learn to cope with previously unknown environmental stressors. Read on for…
May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Brandy Biggar
The Blob: A movie monster of the sea
Climate Change

The Blob: A movie monster of the sea

The Blob, the Pacific marine heatwave from 2016, sounds more like a movie monster than a natural phenomenon. Still the…
May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Kristin Huizenga
The Adventures of Shell-ock Holmes: A case of green sea turtles
Ecology

The Adventures of Shell-ock Holmes: A case of green sea turtles

How can scientists find sea turtles in the ocean? Traditional methods like capturing and tagging are invasive and expensive. Is…
May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Life in the Abyss: the ecological impacts of deep-sea mining
Coastal Management Coral deep sea Economy Human impacts Noise ocean engineering Ocean Exploration Pollution

Life in the Abyss: the ecological impacts of deep-sea mining

Did you know that about 95% of the ocean is unexplored? The deep ocean is logistically very difficult to access,…
May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Diana Fontaine
How scientists use our nuclear past to understand whale shark life history
Biology

How scientists use our nuclear past to understand whale shark life history

To properly conserve and manage species, scientists need to understand how they live, grow, and age. But even figuring that…
May 11, 2020May 10, 2020 Ashley Marranzino
Let Marine Microbes Be Thy Medicine
Biochemistry Biodiversity Biological oceanography Human Health technology

Let Marine Microbes Be Thy Medicine

The deep sea is a treasure trove of disease-fighting compounds--and is even helping us in the fight against the novel…
May 9, 2020May 10, 2020 Emily Chua
The lament of sediment: pesticide pollution hurts coastal biodiversity
Pollution

The lament of sediment: pesticide pollution hurts coastal biodiversity

Although seemingly far removed from the coasts, urban industries, agriculture, and daily human activities contribute pollution that can wind up…
May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Katherine Barrett
Size Matters in Kelp Forests – Big, Dense Populations Are Better Equipped to Recover from Disturbance
Climate Change Coastal Management

Size Matters in Kelp Forests – Big, Dense Populations Are Better Equipped to Recover from Disturbance

Kelp are habitat-forming species, the “ecosystem engineers” of our coasts. Standing metres tall and sheltering coastal habitats from the full…
May 7, 2020May 2, 2020 R J Parker
Tough bugs below the waves?
Coastal Management Genetics Human Health Microbiology

Tough bugs below the waves?

Just as humans can build up tolerances to things we’re exposed to, so can bacteria. Introduce antibiotics to an ecosystem…
May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 Andrea Schlunk
Arctic Unicorns: Understanding the past, present, and future of narwhals and their mysterious tusks
Ecology

Arctic Unicorns: Understanding the past, present, and future of narwhals and their mysterious tusks

Why do narwhals have tusks that make them look like unicorns? As climate change continues, what is the fate of…
April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Julia Zeh
Superoxide: A Super Sink of Ocean Oxygen
Chemistry

Superoxide: A Super Sink of Ocean Oxygen

Ever wondered how oxygen gets depleted in the ocean? A new study suggests that a significant fraction is transformed into…
April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Amanda Semler
Sargassum: An Overlooked Solution
Aquaculture Biochemistry Biology Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts Pollution Restoration Toxicology

Sargassum: An Overlooked Solution

Sargassum, a type of brown seaweed, provides important ecosystem services in the Atlantic. However, this new study explores how sargassum…
April 22, 2020April 21, 2020 Ashley Mickens

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