By Simon Hilbourne Conservation is a curious thing. I wish it weren’t necessary, even if that did put me out of a job. Unfortunately, the human...
by Amy Fonarow This interview was conducted on March 9th, 2017. While acting as the Special Projects Coordinator of Maui’s Division of Aquatic Resources, marine scientist Darla White met to...
The sinking carcasses of fish from near-surface waters deliver toxic mercury pollution to the most remote and inaccessible parts of the world’s oceans, including the deepest...
Scientists have discovered a massive detached coral reef in the Great Barrier Reef–the first to be discovered in over 120 years, Schmidt Ocean Institute announced today....
The Women in Ocean Science Award (WIOSA) seeks to recognize outstanding early-career and mid-career scholars who are advancing the frontiers of marine science and are becoming...
Multinational fishing industries plunder West Africa’s ocean as artisanal sector is locked out by COVID-19 While governments in Senegal, Mauritania and The Gambia have been carrying...
By Jessica Mejia As a researcher and professor, John Tanacredi spends a majority of his time in a laboratory that breeds “living fossils”. These “living fossils”...
By Kevin Majoros Situated on the bank of the Rhode River near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay is the sprawling 2650-acre campus of the Smithsonian...
NSF grant supports exploration of potentially transformative idea Each year tens of millions of tons of plastic are sent to landfills, while another 8 million metric tons of...
An exquisitely patterned fish, the giant yet gentle Napoleon wrasse is a favourite fish to encounter for divers in many regions of the world. This is...