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Evolution Microbiology Natural History

From 591 leagues under the sea to eukaryote and me: introducing the closest known relative to our cells

Scientists think they've found an ancient link to the eukaryotic cell from the deep down in the ocean, and it's…
May 22, 2015May 28, 2015 Abrahim El Gamal
Biogeochemistry Geology Natural History Paleoceanography Sea-level Rise Volcanoes

A 2.5 billion year old story about iron in the ocean, told by a rock

New light has been shed on the possibility of an alternative iron sink than previous thought prior to the oxygenation…
May 21, 2015May 21, 2015 Anne M. Hartwell
Biochemistry Biology Coastal Management Conservation Fisheries Genetics

Protecting Hometown Herring

River herring are anadromous fish, which means they live most of their life in the ocean but spawn in freshwater…
May 20, 2015 Derrick Alcott
Book Review Climate Change

Global temperatures: an uphill battle of warm vs. cold

An illusional and fanciful pause in global warming has climate change skeptic buzzing. Understanding the decadal oscillations of natural climate…
May 19, 2015May 20, 2015 Hillary Scannell
Climate Change Ecology Fisheries Human impacts

What would coral reefs be like without human impact?

One would think that an isolated reef ecosystem shielded from the influence of people would provide an ideal benchmark against…
May 18, 2015May 18, 2015 Valeska Upham
Biology Ecology Physiology

Elastic nerves make rorqual whales the Mister Fantastic of the ocean

A team of researchers have discovered extremely elastic nerves in the mouth and tongue of rorqual whales. This is highly…
May 15, 2015May 15, 2015 Irvin Huang
Coastal Management Conservation

Taiwan creates “Facebook” for sea turtles!

Photo ID databases have been used to estimate population sizes for zebras, cheetahs, whales, sharks dolphins, turtles and more. This…
May 14, 2015May 14, 2015 Megan Chen
Coastal Management Pollution

Nineteen years later: The clean-up of Boston Harbor’s waste water

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority spent ten years from 1991 and 2000 drastically improving the treatment of waste water released…
May 13, 2015May 11, 2015 Kari St.Laurent
Coastal Management Conservation Fisheries

Open-ocean oddity: why isn’t increased prey abundance helping bluefin tuna?

For an apex marine predator like bluefin tuna, increased abundance of prey species should be beneficial. So why then is…
May 12, 2015 Gordon Ober
Climate Change Ecology

Sea urchins and their pathogens: a relationship that’s heating up.

The relationship between sea urchin, their amoeba pathogens and their kelp prey is changing with the climate. Find out how!
May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 Sarah Giltz
Pollution

Pollutants have fun sliding downhill in submarine canyons!

Many of us believe that the deep ocean is pristine and not affected by any human activities; the fact that…
May 7, 2015 Caoxin Sun
Biology Climate Change

Can sperm cells make it in an acidified ocean?

Researchers in Australia investigated whether sea urchin sperm are going to make it through an acidified ocean or if they’ve…
May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 Erin McLean
Climate Change

Slightly Refreshing News In A Time of Drought

Two hot items in climate science today are the North American drought and the decade-long warming hiatus. This study finds…
May 5, 2015May 5, 2015 Brian Caccioppoli
Climate Change Physiology

Offspring inherit trait developed in parents

Damselfish offspring inherit a trait developed by parents raised in warmer temperatures.
May 4, 2015May 5, 2015 Lis Henderson
Conservation Genetics Human impacts

Long live the seagrass! The relationship between human disturbance and genetic diversity

The Mediterranean seagrass plays very important ecological functions but human disturbances are thought to be one of the main causes…
May 1, 2015May 1, 2015 Catarina Silva
Biogeochemistry Biology Ecology Microbiology

Time to rethink the role of ocean’s microbes?

Have you ever wondered what may live inside the tiniest drops of seawater? Global oceans are dominated by organisms we…
April 30, 2015May 1, 2015 Sean Anderson
Biology Genetics

Clams Catch Contagious Cancer

Clams along the northeastern coast of North America are suffering from a form of cancer that researchers have recently discovered…
April 29, 2015April 29, 2015 Ashley Marranzino
Book Review Conservation Ecology

Leaving the nursery: fish migration between juvenile and adult habitats

Many fish utilize different habitats as adults than they do as juveniles, but little research has shown how they make…
April 28, 2015April 29, 2015 Rebecca Flynn
Ecology

Epic: sperm whales hunt squid

Bad environmental news can seem overwhelming at times. No matter how environmentally aware you are, you will still need to…
April 27, 2015 Virginia Schutte
Biology Ecology

The Advantages of Being a Deceptive Fish: Tales of a Predatory Mimic

Dusky dottybacks are small (8cm/3in) fish found on the Great Barrier reef, but despite their small size, they are fish…
April 25, 2015 Derrick Alcott

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