Climate Change
Why the Southern Ocean is getting less salty
The Southern Ocean has been getting less salty for decades, and scientists have finally proved that sea-ice is responsible for…
Behavior Biological oceanography
The physics of tiny jellyfish hunting
Tiny jellyfish live, swim, and eat in a viscous environment. How they capture their food is something of a mystery.…
Biology Coastal Management Ecology Invasive Species Seagrass
Seagrass Invasion! Tunicates colonizing seagrass beds impact plant and animal community
Seagrass habitats worldwide are in decline due to a number of factors. What happens when an invasive species comes on…
Invasive Species
When Aliens Invade: Disturbed Food Webs in the Mediterranean
Invasive species can wreak havoc on an ecosystem. Learn about the fishy invasion currently underway in the Mediterranean Sea and…
deep sea Ocean Exploration Science Communication
Ocean Exploration aboard the E/V Nautilus
I am fresh off a month-long stay aboard the Corps of Exploration vessel the E/V Nautilus. Read more to learn…
Chemistry
Not better together: complex pollutant soup spells trouble for marine phytoplankton
A group of international researchers have found that marine phytoplankton communities are susceptible to impairment from complex mixtures of organic…
Climate Change Coastal Management Sea-level Rise
New Model Evaluates How Coastlines in the Northeast United States Respond to Sea Level Rise
Some coastlines are more resilient to sea level rise, whereas others just plain drown. A new study by geologists at…
Biology
Coral Microbiome Health: There’s no probiotic yogurt for that
Coral reefs are essential to the overall health of the planet. Comprised of tiny, individual animals, these massive ecosystems contain…
Paleoceanography
Can bumps in the seafloor explain glacial-interglacial cycles?
The best scientific theories bring lots of things together in unexpected ways. This one has ice ages, seafloor volcanoes, sea…
Atmospheric Science Book Review technology
Measuring Wind is for the Birds!
There are a lot of things animals are better at than humans. What if we could get our animal colleagues…
Biology Modeling
The dark side of the…cephalopod eye?
Cephalopods are among the most colorful creatures in the ocean but only see in black and white. A father/son team…
Biology
Young whales build baleen out of ribs
Juvenile bowhead whales put off gaining length and undergo severe bone loss to invest in growing their massive heads and…
deep sea Ecology
How Much Wood Can A Wood Boring Clam Bore?
How much wood could a wood boring clam bore if a wood boring clam was given a lot of different…
En Espanol
Una revisión mala de los Quelpos: Problemas en tiempos de calentamiento
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post by ABRAHIM EL GAMAL Artículo: Wernberg T, Bennett S, Babcock RC, de Bettignies T, Cure…
Behavior Conservation Ecology Fisheries Harmful Algal Bloom Methodology Noise Remote Sensing
Listening for Symptoms: A new use for hydrophones in the face of harmful algal blooms
Whales aren't the only animals hydrophones can detect out in the ocean. In fact, in the near future it might…
Climate Change Ecology
A bad kelp review: trouble in times of warming
Kelp forests are all but disappearing due to record ocean temperatures leading to a fogging of boundaries between traditional ecosystems.
Behavior Biology deep sea
Hide-and-Go-Seek in the Deep Sea
In the deep sea off the coast of Antartica, sea urchins are getting crafty to avoid predation from king crabs.…
Biology
Unsuccessful Octo-cultures
Have you ever tried to farm something and had it not work? That is a definite trend for famers trying…
Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change
Tiny but tough: calcification in marine phytoplankton
Coccolithophores stand out from other marine phytoplankton in their ability to form calcified plates. Why is it beneficial for coccolithophores…
Book Review Conference Conservation Science Communication
Highlights from the International Marine Conservation Congress, Newfoundland, Canada
At the International Marine Conservation Congress this year, I got a first-timer’s look into the world of marine conservation research…
