Oceans Content

Can Corals Be Saved?

Andy Fell — November 04, 2024 - 4:13pm

It takes a strong constitution to be a coral researcher these days. These vibrant underwater ecosystems are beset by all manner of challenges in the 21st century, from bleaching events and pollution to storm surges and overfishing. But there’s good news on the way for coral conservation.

Warming Ocean Could Harm Octopus Vision

Andy Fell — April 16, 2024 - 4:13pm

A few degrees of ocean warming could leave octopuses unable to see, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Adelaide, Australia and 51�ԹϺ�� Davis. Embryo octopus raised in warmer waters lacked proteins essential to vision and had a high mortality rate.

Squidtoons: A Science Communication Cartoon Series

Malia N Reiss — February 22, 2024 - 11:09am

Scientists and Squidtoons creators Garfield Kwan and Dana Song are using their comic series as fun science communication tool.

Finding Hope ‘At Every Depth’

Malia N Reiss — January 30, 2024 - 3:24pm

In the prologue for their book At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans, 51�ԹϺ�� Davis scientist Tessa Hill and writer Eric Simons open with an astute observation about humanity’s relationship with the ocean.

The Choreography Connecting Kelp Forests to the Beach

Katherine E Kerlin — January 03, 2024 - 12:50pm

A 51�ԹϺ�� Davis study uncovers a symphony of synchrony between kelp forests and the beach food web.

How Students Dive into Marine Science at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis

Jocelyn C Anderson — October 24, 2023 - 9:15pm

What’s it like to take a summer session in a marine lab? Explore our undergraduate marine research from mussels’ byssal threads to ocean ecosystem impacts.

Science Helps Coastal Communities Prepare for Extremes

Katherine E Kerlin — May 17, 2023 - 10:18am

Long-term monitoring records at 51�ԹϺ�� Natural Reserves, including 51�ԹϺ�� Davis' Bodega Marine Reserve, can help coastal communities forecast climate change impacts.

Hibernating Corals and the Microbiomes That Sustain Them

Katherine E Kerlin — December 01, 2022 - 8:30am

What happens to a coral's microbiome while it hibernates? A 51�ԹϺ�� Davis study found microbial communities shift while a coral sleeps, which may inform coral health and recovery efforts.

Corals Saving Corals

Katherine E Kerlin — November 21, 2022 - 10:00am

Corals resistant to disease can rescue more vulnerable corals, 51�ԹϺ�� Davis found. Raising corals with diverse genotypes builds resilience amid disease and climate changes in reefs.

Sea Lion Rescued From Deadly Plastic Entanglement

Katherine E Kerlin — November 18, 2022 - 2:27pm

Dramatic footage of a rescue mission with 51�ԹϺ�� Davis' SeaDoc Society to save a Steller sea lion entangled in plastic.