Oceans Content

Warming Ocean Could Harm Octopus Vision

Andy Fell — April 16, 2024 - 4:13pm

A few degrees of ocean warming could leave octopuses unable to see, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Adelaide, Australia and ΢��Ƶ. Embryo octopus raised in warmer waters lacked proteins essential to vision and had a high mortality rate.

Squidtoons: A Science Communication Cartoon Series

Malia Reiss — February 22, 2024 - 11:09am

Scientists and Squidtoons creators Garfield Kwan and Dana Song are using their comic series as fun science communication tool.

Finding Hope ‘At Every Depth’

Malia Reiss — January 30, 2024 - 3:24pm

In the prologue for their book At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans, ΢��Ƶ scientist Tessa Hill and writer Eric Simons open with an astute observation about humanity’s relationship with the ocean.

The Choreography Connecting Kelp Forests to the Beach

Katherine E Kerlin — January 03, 2024 - 12:50pm

A ΢��Ƶ study uncovers a symphony of synchrony between kelp forests and the beach food web.

How Students Dive into Marine Science at ΢��Ƶ

Jocelyn C Anderson — October 24, 2023 - 9:15pm

What’s it like to take a summer session in a marine lab? Explore our undergraduate marine research from mussels’ byssal threads to ocean ecosystem impacts.

Science Helps Coastal Communities Prepare for Extremes

Katherine E Kerlin — May 17, 2023 - 10:18am

Long-term monitoring records at UC Natural Reserves, including ΢��Ƶ' Bodega Marine Reserve, can help coastal communities forecast climate change impacts.

Hibernating Corals and the Microbiomes That Sustain Them

Katherine E Kerlin — December 01, 2022 - 8:30am

What happens to a coral's microbiome while it hibernates? A ΢��Ƶ study found microbial communities shift while a coral sleeps, which may inform coral health and recovery efforts.

Corals Saving Corals

Katherine E Kerlin — November 21, 2022 - 10:00am

Corals resistant to disease can rescue more vulnerable corals, ΢��Ƶ found. Raising corals with diverse genotypes builds resilience amid disease and climate changes in reefs.

Sea Lion Rescued From Deadly Plastic Entanglement

Katherine E Kerlin — November 18, 2022 - 2:27pm

Dramatic footage of a rescue mission with ΢��Ƶ' SeaDoc Society to save a Steller sea lion entangled in plastic.

Most Oil in the Sea Comes from Runoff on Land

Katherine E Kerlin — October 03, 2022 - 11:16am

Runoff from cities, cars and highways is the main source of oil in the ocean, while oil spills are the third largest contributor, finds a National Academies "Oil in the Sea" report. ΢��Ƶ' Oiled Wildlife Care Network director Michael Ziccardi is a co-author.