Warm-blooded vs. Cold-blooded—What’s the Difference?
The year 2023 is on track to be the hottest year on record, and many people are feeling the heat. And humans aren’t the only ones that are affected. Animals around the world and throughout our ocean are impacte...
Warm-blooded vs. Cold-blooded—What’s the Difference?
As people around the world grapple with climate change, scientists and engineers are exploring new and exciting ocean-based solutions to generate renewable energy. Tidal energy is emerging as another clean energy source...
What is Tidal Energy?
I love long walks on the beach. No, I’m not writing a dating profile here. I really do love strolling for miles on the sand. There’s something nice about exploring the coast, and whenever you get hot you can just pop int...
Why is There So Much Seaweed on the Beach?
Climate change is the single biggest challenge the ocean faces. We can’t have a healthy future for our ocean—and for our planet—unless we reduce greenhouse gases and combat this ever-growing threat. It’s important to tra...
Dos and Don’ts for Decommissioning
Have you ever walked along the beach and spotted tiny plastic balls or discs? They may look like grains of sand or fish eggs—they can be clear or colored and are round, sometimes with flat sides. What are those small pla...
What is a Nurdle?
A rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is critical to addressing the climate crisis and minimizing further impacts on marine ecosystems and coastal communities. And doing so relies on large quantities o...
Concerns with Deep Sea Mining
Do jellyfish have brains? The short answer is no, jellyfish do not have brains. But this certainly does not mean they are simple creatures. In fact, not having a centralized nervous system is just one of sea jellies’ man...
Do Jellyfish Have Brains?
Living in the ocean is not easy. Marine animals face challenges every day–from evading predators to searching for food, the obstacles never stop. One particularly challenging ocean environment to live in: the...
Five Animals That Live in the Intertidal Zone
Sometimes, some of the world’s most ecologically important species are the simplest. Enter a true star of the ocean: algae! The term “algae” is a blanket term that refers to a group of primarily marine organisms that hav...
Wild Facts About Algae
Early last year, I had a front-row seat at the biggest international effort ever to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution. The United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, agreed to begi...