Marine Biology
Marine Biology: the scientific study of organisms in the sea. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy. The habitats studied in marine biology include everything from the tiny layers of surface water in which organisms and abiotic items may be trapped in surface tension between the ocean and atmosphere, to the depths of the oceanic trenches, sometimes 10,000 meters or more beneath the surface of the ocean. Specific habitats include coral reefs, kelp forests, seagrass meadows, the surrounds of seamounts and thermal vents, tidepools, muddy, sandy and rocky bottoms, and the open ocean (pelagic) zone. The organisms studied range from microscopic phytoplankton and zooplankton to huge cetaceans (whales) 30 meters (98 feet) in length.
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FEB 16, 2020Plants & Animals
FEB 16, 2020Blue whales are the largest living mammals on Earth, capable of growing as long as three full-length school busses. As you might come to expect, large anim...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardFEB 16, 2020Plants & Animals
FEB 16, 2020Most people are accustomed to thinking that if you avoid a jellyfish’s tentacles while swimming in the ocean, then you won’t be stung. For the...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2020Plants & Animals
FEB 10, 2020Most fish spend almost all of their lives in a body of water, be it the ocean or some smaller lake or stream. Mudskippers, on the other hand, are a unique...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardFEB 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
FEB 09, 2020Mosquitoes can be dangerous disease vectors, and they infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people with illnesses like dengue, malaria, and West Nile Virus....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2020Plants & Animals
FEB 04, 2020When large schools of sardines materialize in the oceans, it can be a spectacular sight. In some cases, however, the sight can be so spectacular that it me...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardFEB 02, 2020Plants & Animals
FEB 02, 2020Most fish probably cringe at the idea of beaching themselves on purpose, especially since they can’t breathe out of water. But this is something that...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
JAN 29, 2020Based on current Earth models, which project warming seas and nutrient depletion, scientists widely believe that phytoplankton biomass will decline in...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetJAN 28, 2020Earth & The Environment
JAN 28, 2020Humans have depended on ocean resources for centuries. However, a recent analysis of the state of the ocean showed a sharp acceleration in human pressures...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetJAN 23, 2020Earth & The Environment
JAN 23, 2020Fifteen years ago, an international cohort of scientists and policy experts introduced the idea of assessing ecosystems by the "services" they pr...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetJAN 19, 2020Microbiology
JAN 19, 2020Cyanobacteria are microscopic blue-green algae. These naturally occurring microbes are common, but can also grow into toxic blooms....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
JAN 16, 2020Giant squid, which can weigh over 900 kilograms and grow to thirteen meters, are the stuff of legend....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2020Microbiology
JAN 06, 2020About 70 percent of the trash in the ocean is made of plastic. There is so much plastic in our oceans, it's thought to have entered our food chain....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Microbiology
DEC 29, 2019The winner of the Nikon Small World in Motion contest has captured a tiny animal called coral polyp as light levels go down and it emerges....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2019Plants & Animals
DEC 22, 2019Most people think of clams as a gooey blob inside of a two-piece shell, but there’s actually a lot more going on inside that shell that you might com...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardDEC 19, 2019Earth & The Environment
DEC 19, 2019A century’s worth of microscopic shells has revealed that ocean acidification is occurring in California waters at twice the rate of the global avera...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetDEC 17, 2019Plants & Animals
DEC 17, 2019Great white sharks are rather renowned for being massive and merciless predators of the ocean, and among their favorite prey are fur seals, which are rich...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardDEC 15, 2019Plants & Animals
DEC 15, 2019The animal food chain is somewhat straightforward, with larger animals often hunting smaller animals in an attempt to ensure their own survival. Unfortunat...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardDEC 11, 2019Microbiology
DEC 11, 2019Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary battle....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
DEC 10, 2019Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced "Mission: Iconic Reefs"—a new strategy to restore a...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetDEC 09, 2019Microbiology
DEC 08, 2019Plants & Animals
DEC 08, 2019Pufferfish are among one of the most easily discernable fish in the ocean, especially when inflated. But do you know how these little fish are able to expa...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
DEC 06, 2019Any type of organism that is not native to a location but ends up there anyway is considered an invasive species....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
DEC 05, 2019Plastic litter is a global problem, and some of the tiniest culprits are not visible to the naked eye. These microplastics have infiltrated the world's...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetDEC 03, 2019Plants & Animals
DEC 03, 2019Manatees are be a common sight for Floridians who reside close to rivers and other natural waterways, but there was once a time when that wasn’t the...WRITTEN BY: Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2020
Plants & Animals
FEB 16, 2020
Blue whales are the largest living mammals on Earth, capable of growing as long as three full-length school busses. As you might come to expect, large anim...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2020
Plants & Animals
FEB 16, 2020
Most people are accustomed to thinking that if you avoid a jellyfish’s tentacles while swimming in the ocean, then you won’t be stung. For the...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
FEB 10, 2020
Most fish spend almost all of their lives in a body of water, be it the ocean or some smaller lake or stream. Mudskippers, on the other hand, are a unique...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
FEB 09, 2020
Mosquitoes can be dangerous disease vectors, and they infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people with illnesses like dengue, malaria, and West Nile Virus....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2020
Plants & Animals
FEB 04, 2020
When large schools of sardines materialize in the oceans, it can be a spectacular sight. In some cases, however, the sight can be so spectacular that it me...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 02, 2020
Plants & Animals
FEB 02, 2020
Most fish probably cringe at the idea of beaching themselves on purpose, especially since they can’t breathe out of water. But this is something that...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
JAN 29, 2020
Based on current Earth models, which project warming seas and nutrient depletion, scientists widely believe that phytoplankton biomass will decline in...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 28, 2020
Earth & The Environment
JAN 28, 2020
Humans have depended on ocean resources for centuries. However, a recent analysis of the state of the ocean showed a sharp acceleration in human pressures...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 23, 2020
Earth & The Environment
JAN 23, 2020
Fifteen years ago, an international cohort of scientists and policy experts introduced the idea of assessing ecosystems by the "services" they pr...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 19, 2020
Microbiology
JAN 19, 2020
Cyanobacteria are microscopic blue-green algae. These naturally occurring microbes are common, but can also grow into toxic blooms....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
JAN 16, 2020
Giant squid, which can weigh over 900 kilograms and grow to thirteen meters, are the stuff of legend....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2020
Microbiology
JAN 06, 2020
About 70 percent of the trash in the ocean is made of plastic. There is so much plastic in our oceans, it's thought to have entered our food chain....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Microbiology
DEC 29, 2019
The winner of the Nikon Small World in Motion contest has captured a tiny animal called coral polyp as light levels go down and it emerges....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
DEC 22, 2019
Most people think of clams as a gooey blob inside of a two-piece shell, but there’s actually a lot more going on inside that shell that you might com...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
DEC 19, 2019
A century’s worth of microscopic shells has revealed that ocean acidification is occurring in California waters at twice the rate of the global avera...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
DEC 17, 2019
Great white sharks are rather renowned for being massive and merciless predators of the ocean, and among their favorite prey are fur seals, which are rich...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
DEC 15, 2019
The animal food chain is somewhat straightforward, with larger animals often hunting smaller animals in an attempt to ensure their own survival. Unfortunat...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 11, 2019
Microbiology
DEC 11, 2019
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary battle....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
DEC 10, 2019
Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced "Mission: Iconic Reefs"—a new strategy to restore a...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 09, 2019
Microbiology
DEC 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
DEC 08, 2019
Pufferfish are among one of the most easily discernable fish in the ocean, especially when inflated. But do you know how these little fish are able to expa...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 06, 2019
Any type of organism that is not native to a location but ends up there anyway is considered an invasive species....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
DEC 05, 2019
Plastic litter is a global problem, and some of the tiniest culprits are not visible to the naked eye. These microplastics have infiltrated the world's...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
DEC 03, 2019
Manatees are be a common sight for Floridians who reside close to rivers and other natural waterways, but there was once a time when that wasn’t the...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
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