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First Steps in Marine Biology
Read more: First Steps in Marine BiologyThis episode’s guest is first-year Marine Biology and Oceanography student Anna Fischer, who studies at the University of Liverpool.Her journey into marine science has already included field research, marine mammal rescue training, deep-sea ecology projects, and work with scientists at the National Oceanography Centre.Originally from near Geneva, she moved to the UK during COVID, adapted…
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What are ocean currents?
Read more: What are ocean currents?Thinking about ocean currents my mind goes to Finding Nemo, where Crush is drifting along the ocean with his fellow turtles. He was drifting with the help of an ocean current. Ocean currents are the continuous, directed movement of seawater brought about by density differences, the earth’s rotation (resulting in the Coriolis effect) and wind.…
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Powerful Antioxidant Compounds that Help Algae Respond to Environmental Stressors
Read more: Powerful Antioxidant Compounds that Help Algae Respond to Environmental StressorsIn this episode, I’m joined by Sara Roosvall, a marine science researcher and hobby artist currently studying in the Marine Ecology Programme at Nord University.Sara holds two Bachelor of Science degrees in Marine Science and Biology from the University of Gothenburg. Her research focuses on brown algae and the role of phlorotannins — powerful antioxidant…
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The Reef Turns Cloudy, But Life Emerges
Read more: The Reef Turns Cloudy, But Life EmergesPorites rus After Sunrise Have you ever descended into the reef and felt the ocean turn murky, but not because of the sediment? I did, and in that moment, it felt like I was drifting through a mountain valley at dawn, surrounded by fog rolling gently across the landscape. Until I realized -I wasn’t on…
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From Sea to Seam: Can the Ocean Reshape What Our Clothes Are Made Of?
Read more: From Sea to Seam: Can the Ocean Reshape What Our Clothes Are Made Of?Each year the global apparel industry churns out more than 100 billion garments – numbers so vast they almost defy comprehension. Behind every piece of fabric and every new fashion trend lies an enormous social and environmental footprint: one in every eight workers on the planet earns a living in fashion, and the industry itself…
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Microscopic Organisms in Deep Sea Sediments
Read more: Microscopic Organisms in Deep Sea SedimentsIn this weeks episode I am joined by Hiroka Winter, an undergraduate biology student at the University of Nevada, Reno and an emerging researcher in marine ecology. She was part of the Pack Research Experience Program for two semesters. Hiroka worked in the lab of Elisa Baldrighi under the leadership of Jeffrey Baguley. Her research…
