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¿Cómo combatir la Ciencia Falsa? Una guía para científicos y los defensores de la ciencia

Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original post BY MEGAN CHEN ⋅ Artículo: Thaler, AD, Shiffman, D., (2015).  Fish tales: Combating fake science in popular…
February 5, 2017February 9, 2017 Sandra Schleier
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Theme Week Survey: March 2017

Hello! We, the Oceanbites Team, want to know what you want us to read more about! Please take the survey…
February 4, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
Aquaculture Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Fisheries Human impacts

Fisheries and Food Security

Fish have provided sustenance for millions of people, but in a world where stocks are rapidly depleting, what are the…
February 3, 2017 Andrea Schlunk
Behavior Biology Natural History

Heroic Humpbacks: Orcastrate an Escape

While watching a pod of killer whales attacking their prey, scientists noticed a small group of humpback whales come to…
January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 Ashley Marranzino
Book Review Coastal Management Human impacts Restoration

Working with the coast

The coast is very dynamic and at the constant mercy of wind and water energy. Often times, humans will try…
January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 Anne M. Hartwell
Biology Book Review Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Coral Ecology Human impacts Modeling

Hard Coral or Macroalgae? Coral Reefs May Have Another Option

Most of the time coral reef communities are discussed, it seems the focus is whether they’re dominated by hard coral…
January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
Book Review

Contaminant fingerprints in fat tell all

This tell-all exposé isn’t from the Maury Show…read on to learn about the use of a nifty chemistry technique that…
January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 Anna Robuck
Science Communication

Diversity within Marine Science: We Can Do Better (Guest Post by Danielle Perry)

The lack of diversity within STEM, particularly marine science, is an apparent issue within the scientific community. What is discouraging…
January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 Carrie McDonough
Biological oceanography Remote Sensing

Studying plankton from an atmospheric satellite

Scientists found a way to repurpose data from an atmospheric satellite to study the tiny creatures at the base of…
January 23, 2017January 25, 2017 Eric Orenstein
En Espanol

¡¡Ciudadano Científico en el año Nuevo!!

Original Post By ANDREA SCHLUNK,  Translated by Sandra Schleier Nosotros aquí en OceanBites, nos apasiona traerles la ciencia a ustedes, nuestra…
January 22, 2017 Sandra Schleier
Science Communication

A scientist’s guide to addressing fake science

Do scientists have a responsibility to address fake science? If so, what should their role be?
January 19, 2017January 19, 2017 Megan Chen
Biology Climate Change Ecology Human impacts

The Kelp in the Coal Mine: can kelps act as an indicator for climate change?

Many scientific studies have shown that kelp species are sensitive and vulnerable to climate change. Some scientists think of them…
January 18, 2017 Gordon Ober
Biochemistry Biological oceanography Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Human impacts

Paradise Loss: How humans are impacting coastal reef communities

Humans are drawn to beautiful beaches and warm water, and with us come the conveniences of modern day civilization. While…
January 17, 2017 Zak Kerrigan
Biology Ecology Fisheries

All Food Does NOT Come from the Sun

Excerpt: We’re taught at a young age that all food comes from the sun via photosynthesis. But, does it really?…
January 16, 2017January 15, 2017 Erin McLean
Book Review Physical oceanography

Earth’s strongest current even stronger than previously thought

The Antarctic Circumpolar current, which wraps around Antarctica and connects the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, is notoriously difficult to…
January 13, 2017January 11, 2017 Veronica Tamsitt
Biology Book Review Physiology

The whirling world of starfish larvae whorls

A close look at starfish larvae reveals the beautiful patterns they create while moving through the water. These tiny vortex…
January 12, 2017January 13, 2017 Nicole Couto
Biology Conservation Ecology Evolution Genetics genomics

Ain’t no killing the killifish (for now): on the virtues of genetic diversity

Atlantic killifish are spared extinction in the face of pollution thanks to their remarkable genetic diversity.
January 11, 2017January 11, 2017 Abrahim El Gamal
Biology

Warm water curtails sea snakes’ dives

Like frogs, sea snakes can uptake oxygen through both their lungs and their skin. How will these “bimodal breathers” cope…
January 10, 2017January 7, 2017 Brittney G. Borowiec
Book Review Coastal Management Conservation Ecology

Mangrove Takeover Impacting Salt Marshes

Mangroves are encroaching on salt marsh habitats worldwide, but what does this change in plant community mean for the plants,…
January 8, 2017January 7, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
Policy Science Communication technology

Citizen Science in the New Year!

Tired of only reading articles about science and wishing you could get out there any join those research teams instead?…
January 7, 2017January 22, 2017 Andrea Schlunk

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