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Biology Ecology Parasitism

Better Together: Mutualisms contribute to reef fish recruitment

All other things being equal, would you rather live where mutually beneficial relationships are available or where they aren’t? Well,…
October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Ecology Fisheries

I’ll stand guard for you!

When it comes to helping each other out, it turns out that some fishes are better at it than we…
October 26, 2015October 26, 2015 Valeska Upham
Biological oceanography

There’s a storm coming, Plankton. And we all best be ready when she does.

Oceanographers have long known that large storms cause changes in the near-shore ocean environment. But how those changes effect the…
October 24, 2015October 28, 2015 Eric Orenstein
Atmospheric Chemistry

Tiny plankton make big clouds brighter

Scientists use ocean color from satellites to show that tiny ocean plankton may be responsible for making clouds brighter around…
October 23, 2015October 21, 2015 Veronica Tamsitt
Physical oceanography

Oceanbites Mingles With ArcticMix (Part 3)

This is part 3 of 3 in a series on the recent ArcticMix expedition aimed at improving ocean models that…
October 22, 2015October 23, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Biogeochemistry

Ocean eddies suck carbon out of the atmosphere, thanks to plankton

When phytoplankton sink into the deep ocean, they take carbon with them, storing CO2 away from the atmosphere. This new…
October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 cael
Biology Genetics

Healthy Obesity: Whales and Dolphins Benefit from their Blubber

Scientists study the genetic underpinnings of blubber formation in whales and dolphins, highlighting genes that may play a key role…
October 20, 2015October 27, 2015 Dina Navon
Cyclones Physical oceanography

A Tropical Cyclone Time Machine in an Australian Cave

Scientists look far and wide to find records of our planets history. This group used layers of mud trapped inside…
October 19, 2015October 19, 2015 Austen Blair
Behavior Book Review Ecology

Tracking the movements of a heavily fished Fijian shark

The silvertip is a reef shark targeted for its fins. Scientists tagged a Fijian silvertip to learn more about what…
October 18, 2015 Lis Henderson
Biology Human impacts

Making potable water safe for the seafloor

SWRO desalinization is a great way to get potable water. Unfortunately its production results in a high salinity low nutrient…
October 17, 2015October 17, 2015 Anne M. Hartwell
Evolution

The coelacanth and its leftover lung

The coelacanth keeps surprising us! Rediscovered off the South African coast in 1938, these animals were once thought to have…
October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 Brittney G. Borowiec
Climate Change Physical oceanography

Oceanbites Mingles With ArcticMix (Part 2)

This is part two of three in a series on the recent ArcticMix expedition lead by Scripps Institution of Oceanography…
October 15, 2015October 23, 2015 Abrahim El Gamal
Conference Geology Policy Science Communication

A First-Timer’s Look at a Scientist Congressional Visits Day

At Geosciences Congressional Visits Day, 2015, I joined a diverse group of over 60 geoscientists that gathered in Washington, D.C.…
October 14, 2015 Zoe Gentes
Behavior Climate Change Ecology

By the Light of the Night: Abiotic factors limit Arctic seabird foraging

Understanding how species interact with prey has often led scientists to only consider biological connections. But what if the environment…
October 13, 2015October 12, 2015 Andrea Schlunk
Biology genomics Glaciers Microbiology Parasitism

It’s a virus’ world: Glaciers host unique viral communities

Scientists have only recently started studying the wealth of biological diversity that is found on top of glaciers. Cryoconite holes…
October 11, 2015 Irvin Huang
Climate Change Ecology Seagrass

Kelps forced into hiding: Underwater forests troubled by warm oceans

Kelp forests are highly productive and diverse ecosystems found in cool coastal waters. A new study suggests that warmer waters…
October 10, 2015October 9, 2015 Derrick Alcott
Paleoceanography

Tiny shells tell the history of Antarctic ice

Over the past 10,000 years, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has gone through long periods of growth and long periods…
October 9, 2015October 9, 2015 Nicole Couto
Climate Change Physical oceanography Sea Ice

Sea Ice Plays a Key Role in Ocean Circulation

Lower amounts of sea ice in the North Atlantic disrupts the way heat is transferred, a key factor that changes…
October 8, 2015 Brian Caccioppoli
Climate Change Modeling Physical oceanography Science Communication

Oceanbites Mingles With ArcticMix (Part 1)

This is part 1 of 3 interview posts on the ArcticMix voyage. Scientists share their experiences with life aboard a…
October 6, 2015December 5, 2015 Megan Chen
Climate Change

Double Whammy: Losing sea ice may be worse than we thought

When Arctic sea ice melts, it warms the local region by decreasing the albedo, or lowering the area’s reflectiveness. This…
October 5, 2015March 24, 2016 Kari St.Laurent

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