My Sinking Island
The communities of Fire Island, NY host around 4,200 houses that in the summer time are flooded by families, artists, musicians, scientists, seasonal workers, and friends. It’s a laid back lifestyle that includes waving to everyone you see with a smile, never wearing shoes, and embracing a layer of salt on your skin that you can just never wash off.
Swamped in Sargassum
Bloomin’ Climate Change and Its Effect on Plankton
Dolphin Talk: Rebecca Hamilton
Bottlenose dolphins are the poster child of behavioural research; they’re a behaviourally complex species, making them very similar to humans in a lot of ways, but found all over the world in shallow coastal areas, where they’re accessible to researchers
Citizens in Ocean Science (COS)
What a Summer with the Whales Taught Me
The Art of Ocean Science
The Coral Microbiome: An Interview With Nicole Miller
The coral microbiome is still little understood. Nicole’s research aims to help us understand if we can utilize the coral microbiome to protect species from global and local stressors. Nicole also shares her advice for early career scientists and plans for the future.
Shark Week Presents: Kayleigh Burns
Aloha fellow bad ass Girls in Ocean Science! My name is Kayleigh Grant and I am a shark naturalist, shark safety diver, and shark conservationist with One Ocean Diving in Haleiwa, Hawaii. I am blessed to work in the water with sharks every day
Shark Week Presents: Liz Parkinson
Shark diver. Stunt woman. Environmentalist. Today on Shark Week Presents, we chat to Liz Parkinson (if you’re not already following her shark filled instagram then go. do. it. now.) Keep reading to find out how her love affair with sharks began and what it’s like to be an advocate for some of the ocean’s top predators…
Shark Week Presents: Katy Ayres
Today on Shark Week Presents, we catch up with shark scientist and PhD student Katy Ayres. Continue reading for Katy’s journey into marine biology and to discover how drones can be used in marine research.
Shark Week Presents: Melissa Marquez
Today on Shark Week Presents we’ve got another badass woman in shark science for you! Introducing Melissa Marquez, shark biologist, PhD student and podcaster. Keep reading to find out why sharks are a misunderstood predator and what it’s like to be bitten by a crocodile…
There’s Shark in My Cosmetics?!
Many cosmetics manufacturers guarantee that their products are cruelty-free. However, there still is an ugly truth behind many beauty and skincare products. People may not know that numerous cosmetics contain animal-derived ingredients, one being Squalene.
Shark Week: Changing Fear to Respect
It’s finally Shark Week! This week social media and TV will be saturated with images and videos that portray sharks in a very specific way; as a fearsome creature of the sea.
World Oceans Day
You know how they say another mans trash is another mans treasure? Well… the same can’t be said for our oceans. This year for World Oceans Day Girls in Ocean Science partnered with Ocean Mimic to host a bunch of beach clean-up events all over the world! Were you at one of them??
To STEM, or to Communicate Science… That is the Question!
“Nothing in science has any value unless it is communicated” - right? This week, GOS editor, Dana, talks about her journey into science communication and finding that balance between being a scientist and a communicator.
Hannah Rudd - From Whale Sharks to NGO's
Hannah Rudd is an ambitious marine biologist, and can’t wait to share her story with you!
Turning The Tide On Plastic: An Interview With Tamara Leigh
With plastic pollution ravaging our planet, Tamara is igniting a spark on the the small Island of Little Cayman with her commitment to ocean conservation.