For the first time ever researchers from The Queensland University of Technology have documented through time-lapse photography, the event known as coral bleaching. Using a combination of technologies scientists were able to record what they dubbed “pulsed inflation” in-where the coral [...]
Don’t miss this week’s podcast about kelp aquaculture and the SheaMoisture commercial.In this week’s podcast we tie kelp aquaculture, third-world economies, sustainability,biochemistry, personal-care products, and consumer segregation into one package. We also get to learn more about what [...]
On the heels of international climate talks in Paris, the World Wildlife Fund has released a startling review of the status of our oceans titled “Living Blue Planet Report.” The WWF and the Zoological Society of London releases a bi-annual report that details the state of our planets [...]
Fall asleep to the soft murmur of waves touching the shore, and awake refreshed. If you can’t make it to the ocean this summer, bring a bit of that calm expanse to your bedroom or guest room with soothing decor that captures the [...]
Sometimes regarded as rare or insignificant, marine fungi are both phylogenetically and ecologically diverse. Like all fungi, marine fungi are heterotrophic. Although a large portion of marine fungi are saprobes – organisms that feed on decaying organic matter, many species of marine fungi [...]
Release the Kracken! A few simple touches can liven up the bath. How about a desert-island theme to give morning routines a taste of high-seas adventure? The octopus wall decal is from So Sticky, the sea life soap dishes are from Pottery Barn, the mermaid jewelery holder is from By the Seashore [...]
When conducting studies, many ecologists are posed with the question: How old is this fish? Because size is rarely a fair indication of age, the use of a more precise method is often required. The most prevalent method of aging bony fish is known as Otolith Analysis. This procedure entails the [...]
An international team led by the James Cook University CoralCoE has provided some promising news for corals dealing with rising levels of acidification. “Our aim was to explore the effect of a more acidic ocean on every gene in the coral genome,” adds lead author Dr Aurelie Moya, a [...]