Spring means new growth as plants respond to warmer temperatures and higher light levels. That’s true in the ocean, as well.
Posts Tagged ‘marine science’
23 Mar
Wonderful Waterful Wednesday
Welcome to the inaugural post of a new feature here at Brave Blue Words: Wonderful Waterful Wednesday. Each Wednesday, I will feature one of the more than 1,200 beautiful and bizarrre creatures cataloged during the recently-completed Census of Marine Life. I’ve written about some of the amazing accomplishments and discoveries of the census here and [...]
16 Mar
Clear and Present Danger: Overwhelming Ourselves into Apathy
After covering a AAAS session on science and the media in my blog post last week, I’d planned to focus on another titled “Adapting to a Clear and Present Danger: Climate Change and Ocean Ecosystems.” Two of the talks stood out for me: one on the potential impacts of ocean warming and acidification, and the [...]
4 Mar
Science and the Media, or How Science Advanced at AAAS 2011: Part I
Most science conferences are like little in-group parties, where people who know each other’s work intimately get together to discuss their latest results, and query each other about what to do next. Don’t get me wrong – I love them. You meet interesting people, learn A LOT, and come home with new ideas, and great [...]
17 Feb
Science Without Borders: A Whirlwind Weekend at the 2011 AAAS Meeting
Yours truly will be blogging and tweeting from the 2011 AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Stay tuned for updates from one of the most exciting events in the world of science!
28 Jan
The Largest Ecosystem on Earth: Deep, Diverse, and Definitely Different
The Census of Marine Life brought together thousands of researchers to “Make Ocean Life Count.” (I’ve written about it here and here.) But this amazing effort was more than just an enumeration of what lives where. The goal was much greater: to draw detailed seascapes of the many diverse ecosystems that make up the world [...]
24 Jan
Speeding Up Natural CO2 Reduction and Saving the Oceans at the Same Time
The planet is warming. The release of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, from the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities, is causing global temperatures and sea levels to rise, glaciers to melt, and climate patterns to change all over the world. It’s also affecting the oceans. But there may be some good news, a new way to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere AND acid in the oceans. Read on!
7 Jan
An Ocean of Writing: Brave Blue Words in 2010, 2011 and Beyond
Wanna know what you can expect from Brave Blue Words in 2011? As before, many of my posts will come from the science headlines. I love keeping up on the latest research, and starting this year I’ll even have Science delivered to my door (a special offer for non-members who register for the AAAS annual meeting before January 27, 2011). I’ve also come up with a long list of topics that I am itching to learn and write about. Here’s a partial list of what I have on deck…
29 Dec
Brave Blue Word’s End of the Year Ocean Round-up 2010
2010 was a hard year for the oceans. The biggest disaster was, of course, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which raged on for a mind-boggling, stomach-curdling three months. While BP and the Feds are alternating between pointing fingers, and patting themselves on the back for saving the Gulf, the true impacts of the disaster [...]
21 Dec
Sea-level study of Chesapeake Bay & Evidence of an Impact 35 Million Years Ago
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about sea-level rise. Well, here’s a quick update to start the week (albeit a day or so late) on that same subject, but a little closer to home – for me at least. From ScienceDaily, one of my favorite online new sources, comes good and bad news [...]
