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Tag: theme week

October Theme Week Survey
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October Theme Week Survey

Let us know what you'd like to learn more about: marine benthic ecology, zoos and aquariums, or research tech! Just…
September 3, 2018August 29, 2018 Rebecca Flynn
August Theme Week Survey
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August Theme Week Survey

Hello! Theme Weeks are making a return in August! The authors would love to cover a topic of interest to…
July 4, 2018 Rebecca Flynn
Adding Oil to the Marine Snow Mix
Pollution

Adding Oil to the Marine Snow Mix

Can oil spills lead to large marine snow events? After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill people noticed large marine snow…
January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 Victoria Treadaway
It’s getting cold in here!
Microbiology

It’s getting cold in here!

As we here into winter, we notice changes taking place in nature all around us. But what do microbes in…
December 20, 2017December 12, 2017 Laura Zinke
January Theme Week Survey
Science Communication Survey

January Theme Week Survey

Dear Readers, We’d like to cover a topic that interests you for one week during January! Let us know what…
December 9, 2017December 8, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
Survey

December 2017 Theme Week Survey

Hi, Readers! We would like to dedicate one week in December to cover a topic of interest to you! Please…
November 6, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
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
Methodology

Using seabirds to study squid

How do scientists track fast swimming squid in the remote and vast open waters of the Southern Ocean? Probably not…
June 9, 2017June 8, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
Book Review Pollution

Oil Spill Snorkels: Eating oil, breathing electrons, saving the world?

Oil spills are not great for the environment, but some bacteria thrive on eating oil. Scientists have been researching ways…
June 6, 2017June 5, 2017 Laura Zinke
Survey

Theme Week Survey: July 2017

Hello Readers! We want to write about topics that interest you! That’s why we dedicate one week each month to…
June 4, 2017June 3, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
technology

TBT Old School Ocean Tech: Simple Sampling Gear

Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that make it all worth it! Well, it may just be me, but…
May 18, 2017May 17, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
technology

Under the Sea(floor): Ocean Drilling and Scientific Discovery

Deep, dark, and mysterious, the ocean seafloor contains clues and records of past life and climates on earth. Understanding the…
May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 Laura Zinke
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June 2017 Theme Week

The Oceanbites Team wants to know what you want to read about for a whole week next month!
May 1, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
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Theme Week Survey: May 2017

The writers want to hear from you! Take our 1 question survey so we know which topic you'd like us…
April 2, 2017April 1, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
Atmospheric Science Biology Book Review Climate Change Conservation Ecology Evolution Human impacts Physiology Sea Ice

Throwing Babies out with the Sea Ice: Ringed Seals Response to Ice Decline

As the Earth warms, sea ice declines. What happens to those animals who rely on the ice? Today’s oceanbites looks…
March 19, 2017March 18, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
Climate Change

It’s a trap! African penguins impacted by climate change

Young penguins living along the southwestern coast of Africa typically follow cool, nutrient rich water to find food as they…
March 13, 2017March 13, 2017 Laura Zinke
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Theme Week Survey: March 2017

Hello! We, the Oceanbites Team, want to know what you want us to read more about! Please take the survey…
February 4, 2017 Rebecca Flynn
Biology Conservation Coral deep sea Ecology Ocean Exploration Science Communication

Giving Thanks for the Ocean: The gratitude of the writers

Today is the day after Thanksgiving, but I think the spirit of gratitude should live on. Many of the other…
November 25, 2016May 31, 2022 Rebecca Flynn
Book Review Science Communication

The sappiest oceanbites article you may ever read: one author’s ponderings about gratitude for the oceans

When I first saw the email stating that the oceanbites theme week would revolve around why we are thankful for…
November 24, 2016November 24, 2016 Anna Robuck
Biology

Rocky Beauty Nestled in Salem Sound

Thanksgiving is a time for reflection and gratitude. This month, I want to talk about my own journey with the…
November 22, 2016December 3, 2016 Dina Navon

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