Book Review Genetics
Skin that Sees: Evolution and Mechanism of Phototaxis in Sea Snake Tails
Researchers have discovered light sensing abilities in the tails of sea snakes. This unique adaptation in one genus of snakes…
Ecology
On the case: Scientists use many sources to find the culprit in kelp disappearance
The extensive decline of the Great Barrier Reef has received a lot of press attention in recent years, yet reefs…
Biology Climate Change
Global Warming Increases Cold-Stun in Sea Turtles
Global warming along the eastern United States is causing sea turtles to travel further northward during the summer, but as…
Coastal Management Human impacts
New York City’s poop is a source of greenhouse gas emissions. Now what?
The Hudson River has been a Superfund site since 1984, but pollution continues to be a problem today.
Physical oceanography Sea Ice
What caused a massive hole in Antarctic sea ice?
In 2016 and 2017, a massive hole developed in the Antarctic sea ice. Scientists investigated the processes that led to…
Neurobiology
Bold Fish, Shy Fish: What’s in Their Brains?
Much like people, some fish individuals are adventurous, while others are more cautious. Do differences in the brain function hold…
Ecology
How does salinity impact fish grazing in seagrass meadows?
Seagrass meadows are widely recognized as one of the most productive and diverse marine ecosystems, as they provide a bounty…
Climate Change
What’s Killing Seabirds in the Bering Sea?
Jones T, Divine LM, Renner H, Knowles S, Lefebvre KA, Burgess HK, et al. (2019) Unusual mortality of Tufted puffins…
Conservation
Great Salt Lake: a place migratory birds call home
Is Great Salt Lake America’s Dead Sea? Quite the contrary, as this inland sea is very much alive! Read on…
deep sea
Into the deep: Deep sea mining is upon us, whether you would risk it or not
While we have a lot to discover about the deep sea, we do know that in the depths of the…
Climate Change
Pacific flushing leads to carbon dioxide surges
While it might seem silly to care about what the ocean was doing 10,000 years ago, these old oceans impacted…
Biological oceanography
A Balancing Act for the US Atlantic scallop: Ocean Acidification and Fishery Management
Commercially important fisheries around the world are threatened by environmental changes. This post explores the effect of ocean acidification (OA)…
Conservation
Commercial fishing in Marine Protected Areas highlights the need for careful management
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) increase biodiversity and preserve ecosystem health when they are properly managed. But researchers have detected destructive…
Behavior Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Conservation Ecology Sea Ice Trophic Ecology
Ecology of Fear: Current Implications of Orca Presence on Narwhal Behavior and Future Trends
The ecology of fear is a hypothesis that predators drive habitat use and behavior in prey species. In the Arctic,…
Physiology
Beneath the Waters: A Giant Discovery
What lurks beneath the murky swamps and marshes in southern U.S.? A new giant salamander!
Biological oceanography Physical oceanography Remote Sensing
Rugged Southern Ocean phytoplankton weather the storms
Phytoplankton from the "wild west" of the world's oceans have learned to regrow after storms... over and over and over…
Sharkbites Saturday
Tracking the Bay’s Rays: Cownose ray migration along the Atlantic coast
If you’ve ever tickled the back of a stingray in an aquarium’s touch tank, you’ve likely introduced yourself to a…
Book Review
Hijackers within the Sea: Catching a ride across an ocean
Did you know that organisms attached to marine debris can unintentionally cross ocean basins? Read more to learn how the…
Ecology
Hydrothermal vents spew out tasty morsels for local marine consumers
Hydrothermal vents are not only cool structures where magma meets the sea; they offer a previously unappreciated food source for…
Biology
Saving the Blue Bloods: Horseshoe Crab Edition
We use horseshoe crab blood to test every FDA approved drug given to humans. Yet with horseshoe crab populations dropping…