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Is There Plastic in Paradise?
Plastic

Is There Plastic in Paradise?

Tropical islands like the Maldives have always been viewed as untouched paradises for most people, but what lies beneath the…
August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Elena Gadoutsis
Peace for Coral Reefs
Biodiversity Biology Coastal Management Conservation Coral Ecology Fisheries Human impacts Policy Trophic Ecology

Peace for Coral Reefs

As the world has learned over the past several months, a little solitude goes a long way towards a healthy…
June 30, 2020June 29, 2020 Zak Kerrigan
In an Uncertain Future, How Might Corals Survive?
Coral

In an Uncertain Future, How Might Corals Survive?

Scleractinian corals form the framework for reef ecosystems but are increasingly threatened. By looking at the coral fossil record, scientists…
June 29, 2020October 20, 2020 Elena Gadoutsis
VaquitaCPR: Trying to save the world’s most endangered marine mammal
Conservation

VaquitaCPR: Trying to save the world’s most endangered marine mammal

What do you do when the species you’ve been working to save from extinction is down to fewer than 30…
June 20, 2020June 16, 2020 Julia Zeh
Let Marine Microbes Be Thy Medicine
Biochemistry Biodiversity Biological oceanography Human Health technology

Let Marine Microbes Be Thy Medicine

The deep sea is a treasure trove of disease-fighting compounds--and is even helping us in the fight against the novel…
May 9, 2020May 10, 2020 Emily Chua
Arctic Unicorns: Understanding the past, present, and future of narwhals and their mysterious tusks
Ecology

Arctic Unicorns: Understanding the past, present, and future of narwhals and their mysterious tusks

Why do narwhals have tusks that make them look like unicorns? As climate change continues, what is the fate of…
April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Julia Zeh
Eating invasive species and the future of sustainable fisheries
Fisheries Invasive Species

Eating invasive species and the future of sustainable fisheries

Invasive species are a global phenomenon, and have been since modern human society became a global phenomenon. Many of them…
February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Rebecca Shell
Adapting marine parks to survive climate change
Climate Change

Adapting marine parks to survive climate change

Protected areas are generally considered to be parcels of land or water where different kinds of human uses are limited…
January 8, 2020June 27, 2022 R J Parker
Ensuring that coral reefs sound like home
Conservation

Ensuring that coral reefs sound like home

What does a coral reef sound like? The answer is more important than you might think. By playing the sounds…
December 16, 2019 Julia Zeh
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
In the hot seat: Hot spots for pelagic shark movement reflect hot spots for commercial longline fisheries in the North Atlantic.
Sharkbites Saturday

In the hot seat: Hot spots for pelagic shark movement reflect hot spots for commercial longline fisheries in the North Atlantic.

Check out the latest from Matt Larsen about shark habitat around the globe, and how these areas overlap with fishing…
November 17, 2018November 19, 2018 Matthew Larsen
Lost in the sound: coral planulae habitat selection affected by boat noise
Coral

Lost in the sound: coral planulae habitat selection affected by boat noise

It can be hard to cut through the noises that surround us and focus on the task in front of…
August 3, 2018August 1, 2018 Rebecca Flynn
Oceanic Outlook in the New Government Climate Report
Book Review Climate Change Human impacts Ocean Acidification Sea-level Rise

Oceanic Outlook in the New Government Climate Report

Ocean warming, acidification, sea-level-rise, and increased coastal storm intensities are just some of the stark projections highlighted in a recently-released…
November 7, 2017 Zoe Gentes
Sea snakes join the dark side to cope with pollution
Biology

Sea snakes join the dark side to cope with pollution

Black sea snakes are more common in contaminated sites. Why?
August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 Brittney G. Borowiec
Human impacts

Crude oil cripples sandpiper flights

Maggini, I., L.V. Kennedy, A. Macmillan, K.H. Elliott, K. Dean, and C.G. Guglielmo. 2017. Light oiling of feathers increases flight…
July 27, 2017July 30, 2017 Brittney G. Borowiec
Book Review Plastic

Paper or plastic? Policies inspired by research to find a solution to plastic pollution

Paper or plastic? In a lot of grocery stores, this is an innocent question, but recently it’s become a controversial…
July 19, 2017July 17, 2017 Laura Zinke
Hazards Human Health Human impacts Pollution technology

BAD BOYZ 2.0. Emerging environmental contaminants

Our generation is facing environmental challenges not only from commonly-known contaminants, but also emerging ones, which have been lurking in…
June 23, 2017 Prabarna Ganguly
Human impacts

New Nitrogen in Town: Nitrogen Deposition on the Open Ocean

Life in the ocean depends on a variety of nutrients, an important one being nitrogen. Phytoplankton, at the bottom of…
June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Julia Dohner
Conservation

Current connections: how far away coastlines influence marine reserves

A research team used a state-of-the-art model to map how four remote Marine Protected Areas are connected to the surrounding…
June 13, 2017June 12, 2017 Veronica Tamsitt
Physical oceanography Plastic Pollution

The end of the line for ocean plastics

A team of researchers set out on an Expedition around the Arctic Ocean to prove what scientists have long suspected:…
May 8, 2017May 8, 2017 Veronica Tamsitt

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