Dig safely when building sandcastles and tunnels this summer – collapsing sand holes can cause suffocation and even death

Kids love digging and may not realize the dangers a hole in the sand can pose.

Stephen P. Leatherman, Professor of Coastal Science, Florida International University • conversation
July 9, 2024 ~7 min

Study: Weaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere

New findings challenge current thinking on the ocean’s role in storing carbon.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
July 8, 2024 ~8 min


I’ve been listening to seagrass meadows to understand how their underwater soundscapes reflect biodiversity

Recording soundscapes in seagrass is useful because it allows researchers to detect creatures that can’t be seen, because they’re camouflaged, hiding or nocturnal.

Isabel Key, PhD Candidate, Marine Ecology, The University of Edinburgh • conversation
July 4, 2024 ~9 min

Chemical clue helps explain Early Jurassic mass extinction

"This event, and events like it, are the best analogs we have in Earth's past for what is to come in the next decades and centuries."

Duke University • futurity
July 3, 2024 ~4 min

Five ways to improve marine conservation around Britain

Although marine conservation around Britain has shown some success, many of the tools that are in use today are irrelevant, or missing entirely.

Keith Hiscock, Associate Fellow, Marine Biological Association • conversation
June 28, 2024 ~9 min

Most marine protection measures are not working – a new, more flexible approach is needed

Experts have interviewed fishers, tourism operators and recreational sea users in 50 marine protected areas to see how well any negative human impacts are being reduced.

Peter JS Jones, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Governance, UCL • conversation
June 27, 2024 ~8 min

The science behind splashdown − an aerospace engineer explains how NASA and SpaceX get spacecraft safely back on Earth

Safely landing a spacecraft that’s falling from the sky very quickly is easier said than done.

Marcos Fernandez Tous, Assistant Professor of Space Studies, University of North Dakota • conversation
June 27, 2024 ~8 min

The world’s fourth mass coral bleaching is underway, but well-connected reefs may have a better chance to recover

Coral reefs share genetic material across wide areas, with help from ocean currents. This ability is especially important during episodes like the mass bleaching currently occurring.

Annalisa Bracco, Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
June 26, 2024 ~9 min


The warming ocean is leaving coastal economies in hot water

Global ocean temperatures have been at record highs almost daily for over a year, and economies are feeling the heat.

Charles Colgan, Director of Research for the Center for the Blue Economy, Middlebury Institute of International Studies • conversation
June 10, 2024 ~9 min

Flight MH370: can underwater sound signals solve aviation’s greatest mystery?

Analysis of data from underwater microphones could help researchers discover the fate of missing flight MH370.

Usama Kadri, Reader of Applied Mathematics, Cardiff University • conversation
June 10, 2024 ~7 min

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