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Book Review Conservation Coral Ecology Fisheries

Switching it up: When do predation and habitat control damselfish abundance?

Another tale of how the loss of predators due to overfishing might impact coral reefs, but this one has a…
July 27, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Coastal Management

Profiling developing countries to improve marine resource management

This study quantifies the higher quality of life found in coastal communities in developing countries. It also highlights the need…
July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Climate Change geochemistry Paleoceanography

Balancing Act: Marine Sediments Reveal Past Carbon Cycle Fluxes

Researchers conducted a study that looks at marine sediment records to investigate sediment weathering patterns over long-term climate cycles. Somewhat…
July 23, 2015July 23, 2015 Zoe Gentes
Climate Change Conservation Coral Ecology

The benefits of warmer parents, and who’s your mama … when you’re a coral

Why some coral can take the heat better than others is in their DNA.
July 22, 2015August 4, 2015 Abrahim El Gamal
Undergraduate Research

Notes from the Undergrads: Summer Research Projects in Oceanography (Part II)

Undergraduates from all over the US have come to the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography this summer…
July 21, 2015July 21, 2015 Carrie McDonough
Undergraduate Research

Notes from the Undergrads: Summer Research Projects in Oceanography! (Part I)

Undergraduates from all over the US have come to the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography this summer…
July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 Carrie McDonough
Biology Climate Change Coastal Management Ecology Harmful Algal Bloom

Our Saving Grazers

Think critical ecosystems are threatened by an algal take over? Not so fast, grazers may have something to say about…
July 16, 2015 Gordon Ober
Biology Book Review Conservation

Using Robots to Track Sea Turtles

A new technique using underwater robots may be able to teach us about sea turtle behaviors in the wild.
July 15, 2015 Derrick Alcott
Book Review Climate Change

What can sea level tell us about long-term climate variability in the Atlantic?

Ocean circulation plays a major role in delivering heat to the subpolar North Atlantic and influence long-term changes in sea…
July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 Hillary Scannell
Climate Change Human impacts ocean engineering technology

An exact replica of a coral reef right in the office!

In order to better understand coral reef complexity and structure researchers developed a cost effective way to 3D print coral…
July 13, 2015 Valeska Upham
Biology Evolution

The ‘Eyes’ Have It: Co-option of organelles led to the evolution of dinoflagellate eyes

The evolution of eyes has been the subject of debate for many years. Recent studies on a group of rare…
July 10, 2015 Irvin Huang
Biochemistry Biology Human impacts Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification may make “peekaboo” harder for shrimp

What happens to a shrimp's shell when exposed to more acidic conditions? Read more to find out!
July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 Megan Chen
Science Communication

Lessons Learned during a Congressional Visit Day

In an effort to connect scientists with policy-makers, the American Meteorological Society hosts Congressional Visit Days. This post highlights six…
July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 Kari St.Laurent
Ecology Fisheries Human impacts

Marine invertebrates- no backbone just makes them easier to eat.

Invertebrate fisheries are on the rise, invertebrate fishery management needs to rise along with it. This study examines the the…
July 7, 2015 Sarah Giltz
Biology Climate Change Ecology Ocean Acidification

Giant Clams Catch a Giant Break

Most of today’s research into the effects of climate change and ocean acidification is all doom and gloom: this animal…
July 3, 2015July 2, 2015 Erin McLean
Climate Change Cyclones

Global Warming Means Mixed News for Hurricanes

Less frequent hurricanes can be expected due to climate change, a surprising finding considering the long list of challenges. Sound…
July 2, 2015 Brian Caccioppoli
Plastic Pollution

Tiny plastic pieces accumulate in a huge marine filter-feeder

Scientists find microplastic pieces in the intestines of a baleen whale for the first time.
July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 Lis Henderson
Biology Fisheries Human impacts

Untangling the issues with longline fishing

Longline fishing has been used for decades as a way to catch large amounts of commercial fish. Though effective in…
June 29, 2015 Sean Anderson
Microbiology

Prokaryotes are prokaryotes: a sneak peak at the microbial oceans courtesy DNA  

Scientists have sequenced the microbial diversity of the world's oceans unlocking the secrets of the microbes that run our planet.
June 27, 2015June 28, 2015 Abrahim El Gamal
Biology Book Review Evolution Genetics

Seeing with skin: the secret to octopus camouflage

Capable of blending into the environment in a matter of seconds, the octopus in no normal sea creature. But just…
June 26, 2015June 26, 2015 Ashley Marranzino

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