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A silver lining: How warming waters in the Gulf of Maine gave lobsters a leg up
Climate Change

A silver lining: How warming waters in the Gulf of Maine gave lobsters a leg up

Warming coastal waters in New England have been linked to a decline in lobsters in southern New England, but a…
November 1, 2019December 2, 2019 Kristin Huizenga
Power plays in low carbon pathways: how elite groups may influence a green transition
Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Human impacts

Power plays in low carbon pathways: how elite groups may influence a green transition

Learn how elite groups can guide and shape climate initiatives (spoiler alert: it's spoooooky) - and what we can do…
October 31, 2019November 1, 2019 Nyla Husain
Biological oceanography Climate Change Ecology

Gentoo Penguins as Indicators of Climate Change in the Southern Ocean

Carpenter-Kling, T., et al. “Gentoo penguins as sentinels of climate change at the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Archipelago, Southern Ocean.” Ecological…
October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Ashley Mickens
Climate Change

Telling the complicated story of Atlantic Salmon with the help of genetic technology

  Plamu Salmo salar (or “Atlantic Salmon”, “Black Salmon”, or “Plamu” as it’s known in my neck of the woods)…
September 9, 2019October 10, 2019 R J Parker
Are dolphins losing their minds in blooming ocean waters?
Neurobiology

Are dolphins losing their minds in blooming ocean waters?

Polluted water is a great source of food for harmful algal blooms, which release even more toxins into the water.…
August 16, 2019August 19, 2019 Anastasia Yandulskaya
On the case: Scientists use many sources to find the culprit in kelp disappearance
Ecology

On the case: Scientists use many sources to find the culprit in kelp disappearance

The extensive decline of the Great Barrier Reef has received a lot of press attention in recent years, yet reefs…
August 1, 2019August 5, 2019 Kristin Huizenga
Do we know what it means to engineer the climate?
Climate Change

Do we know what it means to engineer the climate?

At this point, it's undeniable that the climate is changing rapidly. What are our options for mitigation? Many scientists are…
November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 Nyla Husain
Digging Deep: Burrowing Animals are Just One Element of a Healthy Mudflat
Ecology

Digging Deep: Burrowing Animals are Just One Element of a Healthy Mudflat

Despite mudflats supporting fisheries, providing homes for birds, and serving as a buffer between land and sea, these ecosystems are…
November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 Kristin Huizenga
Threats to Cetaceans: There’s More than Meets the Eye
Hazards

Threats to Cetaceans: There’s More than Meets the Eye

Researchers spent seven years specifically studying deceased, stranded cetaceans along the coastline of the Canary Islands in Spain to figure…
October 22, 2018November 19, 2018 Rishya Narayanan
Millennial algae are not as productive: lazy, or less sea ice opportunities?
Biological oceanography

Millennial algae are not as productive: lazy, or less sea ice opportunities?

Why aren't Arctic phytoplankton as productive as they used to be? Is it a lazy millennial thing, or something more…
September 12, 2018September 13, 2018 Nyla Husain
Who Governs the Ocean Around Antarctica?
Climate Change Conservation Human impacts Policy Sea Ice

Who Governs the Ocean Around Antarctica?

Antarctica is often considered an untouched wilderness. While its location is remote, the region is hardly undisturbed by human activity.…
August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 Channing Prend
What’s happening to carbon in the warming Arctic?
Climate Change

What’s happening to carbon in the warming Arctic?

The Arctic, warming at unprecedented rates, is undergoing profound changes. Using recent atmospheric CO2 measurements, Su-Jong Jeong and his colleagues…
July 30, 2018July 31, 2018 Julia Dohner
Losing Coral Reefs Will Cost Us More Money
Economy

Losing Coral Reefs Will Cost Us More Money

Coral reefs are extremely important ecosystems. Sadly, climate change, pollution, and various other threats are causing us to lose some…
July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 Ashley Marranzino
The ongoing story of Hurricane Harvey
Climate Change

The ongoing story of Hurricane Harvey

With the start of the 2018 hurricane season, we explore what happened last year during one of the costliest hurricanes…
July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 Nyla Husain
The future according to the Paris Agreement? Not so simple.
Climate Change

The future according to the Paris Agreement? Not so simple.

Meet the Paris Agreement goal and limit the human-caused rise in average global temperature to 1.5 ˚C? Sounds good. Do…
June 28, 2018June 28, 2018 Julia Dohner
The Coral Dilemma: Is Hybridization the Key?
Coral

The Coral Dilemma: Is Hybridization the Key?

Coral: a mineral, plant, and animal all in one (oh my!) Unfortunately, coral is in danger- and the many reefs…
June 21, 2018July 16, 2018 Rishya Narayanan
When life gives you global warming, make pancake ice in ocean wave models
Climate Change Physical oceanography Remote Sensing Sea Ice

When life gives you global warming, make pancake ice in ocean wave models

Sea ice is retreating, the Arctic is opening up, and wave activity is increasing. What does this mean for the…
June 20, 2018July 18, 2018 Nyla Husain
Turn Up The Heat, Turn Down the Productivity
Biological oceanography Climate Change Physical oceanography

Turn Up The Heat, Turn Down the Productivity

What happens if we do not curb carbon emissions? In a recent study, Moore and co-authors (2018) predict the implications of…
May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 Melanie Feen
Bite or Flight: How Seaweed Can Shape Feeding Behavior in Fish
Behavior

Bite or Flight: How Seaweed Can Shape Feeding Behavior in Fish

What is a forest without trees or a coral reef without coral? Neither a forest nor a coral reef. Entire…
May 28, 2018May 29, 2018 Kristin Huizenga
Big Momma: bigger fish are better moms
Fisheries

Big Momma: bigger fish are better moms

What makes a fish a good mom? Read here to see why scientists now think that big fish moms are…
May 17, 2018May 16, 2018 Ashley Marranzino

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