Physical oceanography
Mixing it up in the Southern Ocean
A team of scientists used underwater ocean gliders to measure ocean turbulence and mixing along the Antarctic continental slope and…
Book Review Climate Change Human impacts Ocean Acidification Sea-level Rise
Oceanic Outlook in the New Government Climate Report
Ocean warming, acidification, sea-level-rise, and increased coastal storm intensities are just some of the stark projections highlighted in a recently-released…
Survey
December 2017 Theme Week Survey
Hi, Readers! We would like to dedicate one week in December to cover a topic of interest to you! Please…
Sharkbites Saturday
It’s a whale, it’s a shark… No, it’s a whale shark!!
Whale sharks are pelagic gentle giants that attract many tourists to their aggregation sites, however, there is not much information…
Biology
Marine Halloween: Crabs Dress Up To Trick-or-Treat
Dressing up is a Halloween tradition. In the ocean, some animals 'dress up' to trick their predators or go unnoticed…
Climate Change
Talking to your teen about climate change
Do you remember having “the talk” with your parents? No, not the birds and the bees – the talk about…
Methodology
Popping bubbles: Measuring nitrogen fixation in the ocean
Scientists have been measuring nitrogen fixation in the ocean wrong - but a new method offers a simple fix.
Fisheries
How to model climate change in an Arctic food web
The climate is changing, and so are Arctic food webs. But our knowledge of how food webs respond to warmer…
Trophic Ecology
Small but mighty: the importance of forage fish to larger marine creatures
Forage fish like menhaden or capelin are vital to the health of larger marine animals; read on to learn how…
Biogeochemistry
The Subtle Response of Plants to Rising CO2 Levels
Plants need carbon dioxide. What do they do when there’s more and more of it in the atmosphere?
Alternative Energy
Going nuclear: radioisotopes from Fukushimi power plant stay in sand for years
Nuclear power plants are often located along coasts. In 2011, one of these power plants, Fukushima Daiichi, was hit by…
Behavior
Mussel and flow
Mussels are nearly ubiquitous in coastal ecosystems. As filter feeders, they are critical for sifting out sediment and nutrients washed…
Science Communication
Your worldview: how values influence support of renewable energy
There are a lot of moving parts to consider when developing renewable energy projects. Read more to learn how people’s…
ocean engineering
Making waves in the Southern Ocean
Scientists from the Applied Physics Laboratory in Seattle tested a wave-powered ocean robot in the treacherous, turbulent waters of the…
Climate Change Ecology
Local disturbance and global warming unite to make seagrasses taste better to predators
Seagrasses form some of the most important habitats in the marine world. Under threat from global climate change as well…
Sharkbites Saturday
To Cull or Not to Cull: Determining Attitudes Towards Shark Mitigation Strategies
Opinions are like…well, you know…everyone’s got them. But how can we use what people think to make better decisions? Researchers…
deep sea Ocean Exploration
Science Behind the Scenes: The Corps of Exploration on the Exploration Vessel Nautilus
What kind of people does it take to do research out at sea? Oceanbites writers Ashley Marranzino and Megan Chen…
deep sea Methodology Ocean Exploration Science Communication
Science Behind the Scenes: A Tour of the Exploration Vessel Nautilus
What is it really like to do research out at sea? Last month oceanbites writers Megan Chen and Ashley Marranzino…
Book Review
the Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
The soul of an octopus: a surprising exploration into the wonder of consciousness by Sy Montgomery is a excellent non-fiction…
Behavior
How to clean a sea turtle
Could you imagine if you had to actively seek out showering stations to stay clean? For sea turtles, they must…