Biology Ecology
Supermom of the depths: octopus guards its eggs for the longest period ever observed
Scientists found an octopus that guards its eggs for the longest period ever recorded. The super mother was filmed for…
Biology Book Review Chemistry Coastal Management Hazards Human impacts Policy Pollution
MAYDAY! MAYDAY! We’ve Run Aground!!…Assessing the early impacts of the Costa Concordia wreck
A week ago, on July 23, 2014, the Costa Concordia was finally towed away from its wreck site near Giglio…
Ecology Fisheries Human impacts
Beware! Shellfish are taking over the fishing industry
Overfishing has created a cascading effect in the marine food web. Once, large apex predators, such as cod, dominated the…
Biogeochemistry
Take your iron! Seasonally melting snow as an iron supply to the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Observations show that the amount of primary productivity in the McMurdo Sound in the Ross Sea of Antarctica cannot be…
Biology Coastal Management Ecology
Home is Where the Lagoon is: how highly mobile manta rays rely on specific habitats
There is nothing like coming home after a long trip; you’re able to rest, refuel, and recharge your batteries. Mobile…
Biology Chemistry Pollution
Why Do Sea Turtles Get Tumors?
Large numbers of green sea turtles are growing tumors that impede their swimming, block their sight, and prevent them from…
Pollution
Seafood? Yes! Plastics? No!
Seafood is an important part of people’s diets worldwide, so it is crucial to understand the presence of microplastics in…
Climate Change Ecology Fisheries
Strengthening Winds and Upwelling in a Changing Climate
In 1990, Andrew Bakun hypothesized that warming temperatures and changes in sea-level pressure gradients would lead to warm season intensification…
Biology Climate Change Fisheries
Too much acid in the mahi: Ocean acidification and larval dolphinfish
How will increased atmospheric carbon dioxide affect your dinner? Larval dolphinfish (or, 'mahi mahi') are apparently very sensitive to increased…
Biology Climate Change Physiology
The Seventh Sense: Catfish Sense pH Changes
Some catfish aren't just limited to the traditional five senses - instead, they have a unique adaptation to sense pH…
Biogeochemistry Biology Chemistry Climate Change Human impacts
Fight of the Century: CO2 vs. Calcifying Phytoplankton
From the very first sentence of the abstract, these scientists make clear they are not messing around, "Ocean acidification is…
Biology Human impacts
Are whale sharks in trouble?
A recent study at the global scale suggests that there are two distinct populations of whale shark (Indo-Pacific and Atlantic…
Biogeochemistry Coastal Management
I plead the soil amendment – Improving the function of restored wetlands
Wetlands provide valuable services to humans every day, including flood protection, water purification, and shoreline stabilization to name a few.…
Book Review
The oldest seawater chemically analyzed
Water water everywhere, water water always there, but how it’s changed you may not know, read this story and Spear…
Biology Ecology
Hawksbill turtles are picky about their water temperature
Hawksbill turtles leave their place of birth and then head out into the world, but they always come back to…
Climate Change Human impacts
Could increasing CO2 be decreasing human nutrition?
The increase in global atmospheric CO2 concentrations may be causing major food crops, like wheat, to have lower amounts of…
Biology Ecology Human impacts
Tethered Lunch: How conditioning native predators can help control invasive species.
It’s dark. It’s silent. A small ripple appears in a glass of water. The ripple starts to grow, becoming more…
Alternative Energy Chemistry Geology Remote Sensing technology
Need help counting bubbles? Now you can use sound!
Bubbles elicit scenes of childhood summers playing on the front stoop or backyard. On the other hand, put bubbles at…
Coastal Management Fisheries Policy
Ocean Ecosystem Stressors Influence Human Health
Healthy coastal and marine environments are of great importance to human beings. They provide many ecosystem services, which are water…
Climate Change Sea-level Rise
Tipping the Domino in East Antarctica
Researchers use modeling experiments to understand the conditions necessary for irreversible melting in East Antarctica, a region previously thought to…