How Climate Change Could Impact Algae in the Global Ocean
Global warming is likely to cause abrupt changes to important algal communities because of shifting biodiversity
ocean sciences
Antarctic Circumpolar Current Flows More Rapidly in Warm Phases
In the future, the intensity of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current could increase, accelerating climate change
Discovering the Role of Microbes in Ocean Life
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences studies the organisms that influence the ocean's ability to sustain life
Aquaculture: The Front Line in the Fight for Global Food Security
First analysis of impacts to marine aquaculture production warns proactive measures needed to protect global food security
R/V Hugh R. Sharp: Small Ship, Big Science
The University of Delaware's R/V Hugh R. Sharp does science on a small ship that acts like a big ship.
North Pacific Climate Patterns Influence El Nino Occurrences
Study suggests El Nino predictions could be improved by considering off-equatorial climate patterns
The Window for Saving the World's Coral Reefs Is Rapidly Closing
The world's reefs are under siege from global warming, according to a novel study published Jan. 4 in the prestigious journal Science
Which Came First: Complex Life or High Atmospheric Oxygen?
Deep ocean basalts record 3.5-billion-year history of oceanic and atmospheric oxygen levels
Portable Analytical Instruments for Trace-Metal Analysis
Katherine Barbeau, PhD, is a professor and marine chemist in the geosciences research division of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego
'Lost' 99 Percent of Ocean Microplastics to Be Identified with Dye?
New method can detect microplastics as small as the width of a human hair, using a fluorescent dye