Sea-level Rise
Effects may vary
For the past several decades, satellite data has indicated that our ocean's height is on the rise. But little effort…
Conference
2018 Society for Women In Marine Science Spring Symposium
This past Saturday, the Society for Women in Marine Science URI chapter hosted their first spring symposium. The event offered…
Book Review
Megalodon: a puzzle piece to understanding ecological concerns around apex predator extinction
A Prehistoric Nightmare? The Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon), or “big tooth” is arguably one of the scariest creatures that has ever…
Fisheries Human impacts
Tracking Global Fisheries with the Help of Computer Neural Networks
Fisheries are vital to global economies and to the billions of people who rely on fish for their primary source…
Physical oceanography
Around the Antarctic in 17 Years
The transport of water from the deep ocean to the surface has many important impacts on global climate. By releasing…
Atmospheric Science Climate Change Sea Ice
The Many Modes of Antarctic Ice Loss
The Western Antarctic Ice Shelf has been melting rapidly in recent decades, largely due to upwelling of deep ocean water…
Ocean Acidification
More Intense Summer to Winter Swings in Oceanic Dissolved CO2
Ocean CO2 levels vary depending on the time of year. Landschützer and his colleagues are the first to show that…
Parasitism
Coming Home to Roost: A case of parasites relying on ancestral DNA to take advantage of a new penguin host species?
Parasites are nasty and resilient organisms, often highly specialized to fit their hosts. But sometimes, nature allows a bit of…
Climate Change Invasive Species
Agricultural Stewardship Could Prevent Invasive Species Takeover Downstream
Phragmites australis, or Common Reed, is a marine grass likely introduced to North America from Eurasia in the late…
Book Review Modeling
Small scale, big effect
Processes in the ocean and climate happen at all sorts of size scales. New research out of NASA's Jet Propulsion…
Biology Developmental Biology
Incubation station: are hydrothermal vents speeding up skate-egg development?
Are skates using warm vent water to incubate their eggs? Researchers claim that they have found a direct relationship between…
Paleoceanography
Marine Snow & Muddy Megacoring on the Southern Ocean
Check out this guest post by Marlo Garnsworthy to read about an exciting voyage to the Southern Ocean...Marlo took part…
Climate Change
How warming weather will open the mercury bank in Alaska
Researchers in this study measured mercury in Alaska and calculated the mercury to organic carbon ratio. This ratio was used…
Coral
Going viral: relationships between coral reef health and viruses
What organisms live in coral reefs? Corals (obviously), fish, snorkeling tourists...but some of the most important members we can't even…
En Espanol
El plástico aumenta el riesgo de enfermedades en los corales
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post BY ASHLEY MARRANZINO El Artículo: Lamb, J. B., Willis, B. L., Fiorenza, E. A., Couch, C.…
Atmospheric Chemistry Biochemistry Biological oceanography Chemistry Climate Change Conservation Human impacts Ocean Acidification
Pteropods are Ptough: How one of the ocean’s most fragile creatures may cope with climate change
Climate change, due to the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning, is arguably the most important issue…
Behavior Biology
3 Courtship Tips From the Ocean: Valentine’s Day Edition
Long before we celebrated V-Day, animals in the ocean have evolved courtship strategies to help them score mates. Might there…
Conservation Coral Human impacts Plastic Pollution
Plastics increase disease risks for corals
You have probably heard about the troubles coral reefs are facing and about the detrimental effects of plastic pollution in…
Climate Change Glaciers Physical oceanography Sea Ice Sea-level Rise
Iceberg Impacts
Accurately predicting ice sheet melt location and timing is crucial to understanding and modeling global climate. In order to do…
Restoration
Restoring the links between land and sea
On February 2, we celebrated World Wetlands Day. Wetlands, some of the most productive ecosystems on earth, are threatened. Read…