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Tag: climate change

Growing Up in an Ever-Warming Sauna
deep sea Ocean Exploration

Growing Up in an Ever-Warming Sauna

The deep-sea is warming like the rest of the world. What does this mean for the fish that live there?
January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Jaclyn Torkelson
Striving to survive: cold water coral and warming seas
Coral deep sea

Striving to survive: cold water coral and warming seas

The poles are warming faster than anywhere else, possibly creating trouble for baby cold water coral.
December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
Some ~don’t~ like it hot: Ocean warming is bad for pelagic animals
Biological oceanography Climate Change

Some ~don’t~ like it hot: Ocean warming is bad for pelagic animals

Global ocean warming is predicted to have negative impacts on ocean animals living in the middle of the food web.
November 21, 2022November 16, 2022 Hannah Collins
Seeing the sea to be able to eat
Ecology

Seeing the sea to be able to eat

Eating with your eyes first is something seabirds also do – but climate change is making this more difficult.
July 25, 2022 Valeria Contreras
Phytoplankton Fighting Against Climate Change
Climate Change

Phytoplankton Fighting Against Climate Change

As the ocean becomes hotter and more acidic, phytoplankton have to change their survival tactics.
June 30, 2022June 24, 2022 Jaclyn Torkelson
Vanishing ice: Where is Greenland going?
Glaciers

Vanishing ice: Where is Greenland going?

Scientists journey to the Arctic circle to track meltwater from Greenland's largest marine-terminating glacier.
June 29, 2022 Mollie Passacantando
Climate changed linked to Antarctic heatwaves
Climate Change

Climate changed linked to Antarctic heatwaves

Scientist show how record-breaking Antarctic warming exacerbated by climate change.
June 7, 2022 Tricia Thibodeau
It’s getting hot: are fish getting bigger?
Climate Change

It’s getting hot: are fish getting bigger?

Australian estuaries are warming up because of climate change and this might be making its fish bigger.
May 26, 2022 Valeria Contreras
How will climate change impact harmful algal blooms?
Coastal Management

How will climate change impact harmful algal blooms?

A recent study investigates the link between meteorological conditions and harmful algal blooms.
May 13, 2022May 16, 2022 Kendra Devereux
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Marine Snow
Biological oceanography

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Marine Snow

Did you know that it snows in the ocean? How tiny ocean particles impact Earth’s climate.
May 6, 2022May 9, 2022 Tricia Thibodeau
S’not your typical carbon capture
Biological oceanography

S’not your typical carbon capture

This mucus-making microbe deploys a snotty strategy for cycling carbon in the ocean. Reference: Larsson, M.E., Bramucci, A.R., Collins, S.…
April 19, 2022April 12, 2022 Fayth Tan
Good News for Green Turtles
Conservation

Good News for Green Turtles

Over 50 years of protection has led to extreme benefits for green turtle populations.
April 18, 2022April 15, 2022 Kendra Devereux
Tying Prehistoric Climate Change to Oceanic Methane
Climate Change

Tying Prehistoric Climate Change to Oceanic Methane

Scientists from Texas A&M use preserved microbial lipids to tie prehistoric climate change to widespread oceanic methane release.
April 13, 2022 Amanda Semler
Ocean time series brings new, unexpected insights into ocean carbon export
Biological oceanography

Ocean time series brings new, unexpected insights into ocean carbon export

Analysis of a 30-year ocean time series reveals that carbon export to the deep ocean is maintained despite warming waters
April 11, 2022April 12, 2022 Tricia Thibodeau
Double trouble: Coral reefs are threatened by ocean acidification and copper
Ocean Acidification

Double trouble: Coral reefs are threatened by ocean acidification and copper

Slow growth and sickness are in stock for coral reefs if we continue putting carbon dioxide into the ocean.
April 7, 2022April 4, 2022 Jiwoon Park
Has eelgrass already adapted to warmer waters?
Ecology

Has eelgrass already adapted to warmer waters?

A study of eelgrass adaptive capacity indicates that they may be resilient to rising ocean temperatures.
March 25, 2022March 21, 2022 Kendra Devereux
A story of sacrifice in the deep sea
Ocean Acidification

A story of sacrifice in the deep sea

A recent study finds that certain seashells dissolve themselves to preserve their shelled siblings, with implications for Earth’s climate.
March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Tricia Thibodeau
The intersecting issues of climate change and human-wildlife conflict
Coastal Management

The intersecting issues of climate change and human-wildlife conflict

We have strategies to reduce human-wildlife conflict, but how are they holding up as conditions change?
February 23, 2022 Kendra Devereux
Phytoplankton are experts at adjusting themselves to changing temperatures
Biology

Phytoplankton are experts at adjusting themselves to changing temperatures

Learn about how quickly phytoplankton can survive frequent changes between high and low ocean temperatures!
February 6, 2022February 6, 2022 Jiwoon Park
Methane munchers: how will increases in ocean temperatures affect methane-eating archaea?
Biogeochemistry

Methane munchers: how will increases in ocean temperatures affect methane-eating archaea?

Tiny, single-celled archaea prevent the majority of sediment-trapped methane from reaching the atmosphere – but could warming waters change how…
January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Sarah Brown

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