Features

: ECO; Posted On March 22, 2018

There are dozens of sea snake species in the Indian and Pacific oceans, but none in the Atlantic or Caribbean. Why?

Beachgoers often find unusual things that have washed up with the tides. But many people were surprised when a venomous yellow-bellied sea snake...

: ECO; Posted On March 22, 2018

Astronomers have found their paradise, and it’s the coldest and most remote point in Antarctica

Antarctica. The name evokes images of bitter extremes, an environment unkind to humans. Stories of polar explorers battling with the weather and...

: ECO; Posted On March 8, 2018

Thousands of Starfish have Washed up Dead after the ‘Beast from the East’ hit the UK – Here’s Why

Many Europeans have been assessing the damage from the UK’s recent wintery weather dramatically nicknamed the “Beast from the East”. But people...

: Rachel Licker; Posted On October 9, 2017

Opinion: Would Trump Nominee to Lead NASA Cut Earth Science Funding?

Let’s get right to it. Understanding the dynamics of our Earth, including disasters like hurricanes and droughts, has never seemed more important....

: Kira Coley; Posted On September 14, 2017

The Pursuit Of Circular Economy

In 2012, the global aquaculture industry produced over 15 million tonnes of molluscs. As populations continue to swell across the world, coastal...

: ECO; Posted On July 18, 2017

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Different Models For Coastal And Marine Citizen Science

By: Harlan Doliner, Chair of the Maritime Group and member of the Environmental Group at Verrill Dana LLP and President of the Marine &...

: ECO; Posted On July 18, 2017

Integrated In-Situ Mass Spectrometry With USV For Autonomous Environmental Chemical Surveying

By: Brian Gregson, Spyglass Technologies, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL Frank Johnson, CSA Ocean Sciences Inc., Stuart, FL Strawn Toler, SRI...

: ECO; Posted On May 22, 2017

The Billion Dollar Problem Brewing In The Gulf

By: Elena Kobrinski Keen, Doctoral Candidate, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University – Corpus...

: ECO; Posted On May 22, 2017

The Melt: ECO Interviews Kerry Koepping

An Interview with Kerry Koepping, Director of the Arctic Arts Project The Arctic is changing, but most of us never see it. Sure, we see the...

: ECO; Posted On May 22, 2017

Saving Ocean Giants ORCA’s Efforts To Reduce Ship Strikes

By: Kira Coley Hidden under the rolling waves, Earth’s giants glide up from the deep ocean. Although whales spend most of their time submerged...

: ECO; Posted On April 21, 2017

Adventures In Citizen Science

First of a Series on the Changing Face of Marine and Coastal Research and Implications for the Future By: Harlan Doliner, Chair of the Maritime...

: ECO; Posted On April 21, 2017

Prevention Is Better Than The Cure - A Climate Change Interview with Dr. Hugh Sealy

Dr. Hugh Sealy is Canadian by birth and Barbadian by descent. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) from McGill University, Montreal,...