Archaeology
Wrecked in New Zealand
There are well document reports recording the exploration of New Zealand and the South Pacific Ocean by Dutch explorer Abel…
Chemistry
Sea sponges soak up pollutants
Biomonitoring can be a great tool for measuring pollutants in marine ecosystems, but not all organisms accumulate chemicals equally. The…
Chemistry
From Your Sofa to the Sea
Oceanographers from Spain have measured several commonly used (and potentially harmful) organophosphate ester flame retardants in the air over the…
Biology
The far-reaching benefits of marine reserves
It can actually work! A recent multidisciplinary study combining genetics and modeling conducted in the marine protected area of Torre…
Biogeochemistry Chemistry Human impacts
Sticking to it – Sediments act as a “sink” for pollution
POPs, or persistent organic pollutants, are manmade chemicals that don’t break down in the environment and are found nearly everywhere…
Biology Climate Change
Fatter Whales Float Better
North Atlantic right whales are giant marine mammals that rely on their blubber to store energy, stay warm, and float.…
Biology
There’s no place like home
Lemon sharks travel many miles in their lifetime, but once a female becomes sexually mature she will be found right…
Climate Change Human impacts Policy
Can’t we all just get along! Bridging the gap between climate scientists and decision-makers to help prevent precipitation-related catastrophes
Climate scientists and humanitarian organizations are implementing a plan to help predict major precipitation-related disasters, such as floods, by focusing…
Biology Ecology
Picky Eaters: how the feeding preference of lobsters may be slowing the return of California kelp forests.
There is a well-documented link between increased sea urchin abundance and the overall decline of kelp forest ecosystems. Too many…
Biogeochemistry Geology
Using satellites to find underwater volcanic eruptions
The purpose of this study was to create a new metric for detecting submarine volcanic eruptions using satellite data. The…
Chemistry Climate Change
Reevaluating of Hydrate-Controlled Methane Seepage from Study off Svalbard
Methane, which is an even more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, has been a great concern as climate change…
Climate Change
A Cool Breeze Amidst Global Warming
Climate scientists have affirmed that we are currently in a warming hiatus, similar to the 1940s - 1970s, where global…
Biology
Abundant bacterial vesicles found in seawater
An abundant species of photosynthetic bacteria is found to release numerous membrane-bound packets. This is the first evidence of vesicle…
Biology
Worm food: Whale bones found in Antarctica are teeming with life
Marine biologists have discovered a whale skeleton nearly a mile below the surface in an undersea crater near Antarctica. At…
Biology Chemistry Fisheries
Big Fish Eats Little Fish: Biomagnification of Natural Toxins
Naturally occurring poisons produced by some microorganisms can concentrate to dangerous levels in carnivorous fish, just like man-made pollutants do.…
Biology Fisheries
The Grit in the Oyster – Pearl Farming in French Polynesia
French Polynesia produces a large majority of the world's Tahitian cultured pearls and is at the center of the multi-million…
Fisheries
Not so alike after all: European hake populations might be locally adapted
Recent evidence that European hake populations might be adapted to local conditions (e.g. temperature and salinity at the surface) suggests…
Biology
Sunscreen for marine microbes
Humans are not the only species that apply suntan lotion to prevent sunburns. Microbes all over the globe produce their…
Geology
Now you see it, now you don’t!
BRMs (Burial Recording Mines) are cylindrical instruments that capture 4-D data of small scale sediment position on the sea floor…
Chemistry Geology
A Song of Ice, Fire, and Climate: Could Warming Seas Release Methane from Beneath the Seafloor?
In 2008, scientists were troubled to find methane bubbling up from marine sediments off the coast of a string of…
