We’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vast

A new report estimates the impacts of big fishing businesses with a previous track record of unsustainability on the local economy, jobs and people’s welfare in five developing countries.

Miren Gutiérrez, Investigator, Data Analysis, ODI • conversation
June 7, 2024 ~8 min

‘Missing’ sea sponges discovered

The discovery, published in Nature, opens a new window on early animal evolution.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 5, 2024 ~5 min


With a record-breaking 2024 Atlantic hurricane forecast, here’s how scientists are helping Caribbean communities adapt to a warming world

Hardening electric transmission systems and monitoring ocean temperatures are two key priorities.

Jorge González-Cruz, Professor of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York • conversation
June 5, 2024 ~8 min

Sargassum is choking the Caribbean’s white sand beaches, fueling an economic and public health crisis

A leading driver of this seaweed invasion is pollution, carried down rivers and into the Atlantic Ocean from the continents.

Farah Nibbs, Assistant Professor of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
June 4, 2024 ~10 min

Rotting sargassum is choking the Caribbean’s white sand beaches, fueling an economic and public health crisis

A leading driver of this seaweed invasion is pollution, carried down rivers and into the Atlantic Ocean from the continents.

Farah Nibbs, Assistant Professor of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
June 4, 2024 ~10 min

Boat strikes are a major driver of whale strandings

New research digs into Increased whale strandings on the east coast of the United States, which remain a concern for biologists and citizens.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
June 3, 2024 ~6 min

Is collapse of the Atlantic Ocean circulation really imminent? Icebergs’ history reveals some clues

If the ocean circulation, known as AMOC, shuts down, it would be a climate disaster, particularly for Europe and North America. New research shows why that might not happen as soon as some fear.

Jerry McManus, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University • conversation
May 30, 2024 ~7 min

How burrowing ‘ecosystem engineers’ shape healthy oceans

A new study shows how burrowing worms, clams, and shrimps are an essential part of keeping the world's oceans healthy.

Shana Hutchins-Texas A&M • futurity
May 29, 2024 ~6 min


Tiniest ocean microplastics may have evaded detection

The tiniest, most abundant microplastics in ocean waters from the Caribbean to the Arctic aren't being detected by standard surveys.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
May 23, 2024 ~7 min

Hurricane forecast points to a dangerous 2024 Atlantic season, with La Niña and a persistently warm ocean teaming up to power fierce storms

NOAA expects an extraordinarily busy hurricane season, with 17-25 named storms and 8-13 hurricanes. An atmospheric scientist explains what that means.

Jhordanne Jones, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Climate and Weather Extremes, Purdue University • conversation
May 23, 2024 ~8 min

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