Biological oceanography
Harmful Algal Blooms Find Homes Further North as Waters Warm
Before the late 20th century, reports of illness from toxin-producing algae had been absent from most northern coastlines. But in…
Climate Change
A regional perspective on ocean acidification
The regional impacts of ocean acidification are unclear. Researchers measured pH in the intertidal waters off the western coast of…
Book Review Climate Change
Antarctica’s growing green space
As the planet warms, Antarctic land ice is retreating rapidly in some regions, and along with this, small pockets of…
Chemistry
Out of sight, but not out of mind: human created chemicals persist deep in the Arctic Ocean
Human created chemicals can be "too good" at their job, remaining persistent and/or toxic in the environment, well beyond the…
Book Review Climate Change
Size Matters: Big Eelgrass Beds Hold More Carbon
Oreska MPJ, McGlathery KJ, Porter JH (2017) Seagrass blue carbon spatial patterns at the meadow-scale. PLoS ONE 12(4): e0176630. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176630…
En Espanol Sharkbites Saturday
Los tiburones y otros depredadores oceánicos dominantes: Aliados improbables al combatir el cambio climático
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post By ANNA ROBUCK Artículo Spiers, E.K.A., Stafford, R., Ramirez, M., Izurieta, D.F.V., Cornejo, M., Chavarria,…
Biology
Seaweed antioxidants protect fish too
A new study suggests that feeding fish small amounts of antioxidant-rich seaweed can protected them from environmental challenges.
Microbiology
Toxic living: finding the right home for sulfur-oxidizing bacteria
Hydrothermal vents are hot, dark, and toxic environments. But to sulfur oxidizing bacteria, they're home.
Chemistry
Fireproofing the Arctic
Chemicals that are stable enough for our everyday use are often remarkably stable in the natural environment as well. This…
Book Review Fisheries
Minimizing bycatch by maximizing incentives
What's the best way for fishermen to avoid catching the wrong type of animal in their nets? According to this…
En Espanol
Utilizando aves costeras para estudiar calamares
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original post BY REBECCA FLYNN Artículo: Pereira, J.M., V.H. Paiva, and J.C. Xavier. 2017. Seabirds mapping the…
Sharkbites Saturday
Small but perhaps not so mighty: The second edition of the epaulette shark saga
A sneak peak of more awesome epaulette shark research currently being conducted at the New England Aquarium. We know how…
Hazards Human Health Human impacts Pollution technology
BAD BOYZ 2.0. Emerging environmental contaminants
Our generation is facing environmental challenges not only from commonly-known contaminants, but also emerging ones, which have been lurking in…
Human impacts
New Nitrogen in Town: Nitrogen Deposition on the Open Ocean
Life in the ocean depends on a variety of nutrients, an important one being nitrogen. Phytoplankton, at the bottom of…
Paleoceanography
The Once and Future Ocean
A newly collected sediment core from the Labrador Current gave Dr. Harunur Rashid a glimpse of the ancient ocean. What…
Sharkbites Saturday
Can you keep me safe? What can MPAs do for Sharks
Article: White, T. D., Carlisle, A. B., Kroodsma, D. A., Block, B. A., Casagrandi, R., De Leo, G. A., ……
Biogeochemistry
An arsenic surprise: How our buried past will catch up with us
Global sea level is expected to rise 0.8 to 1 meter by 2100 and may release arsenic trapped in soil.…
Biochemistry Ecology
Metal fingerprints enhance recycling
The bioaccumulation of bioactive metals in top predators plays a key role in the recycling of nutrients in HNLC zones…
Conservation
Current connections: how far away coastlines influence marine reserves
A research team used a state-of-the-art model to map how four remote Marine Protected Areas are connected to the surrounding…
Behavior Biology Climate Change
Orca vs Narwhal
Orcas are natural predators of narwhals, but they are seasonally kept at bay by Arctic sea ice. As the Arctic…