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What drives me to be a scientist?: Impacting society through science

“Originally, I was driven by the type of job that I didn’t want to have, but am now driven by the potential impact that I can have while solving marine environmental problems.” Read on to find out...

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Bad Data/Good Data: How a physical study ended up giving insight into animal...

  Contributed by Katie Smith In oceanographic research, we plan, hypothesize, and make observations as carefully as we can, but nature can still sometimes find ways to mess with us. After all,...

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To Jargon or not to Jargon

Contributed by Elisha Wood-Charlson Jargon, as defined by Google, consists of “special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to...

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Climate Science for Marshallese High School Teachers

    Contributed by Michelle Tigchelaar As a climate modeler, I mostly experience climate change through graphs and figures, scientific papers and the long-term projections of the Intergovernmental...

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Inspiring community college students to pursue a career in ocean and earth...

Contributed by Johanna Wren Ever wonder what questions community college STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) students ask when taken on a tour of a research vessel? “Are all beds...

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Thinking Small: Part I

It isn’t easy to study life forms we can’t see. It’s not easy to talk about them, either. This is the first installment in a series about why and how we (try to) do it anyways. Contributed by Alice...

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The art in microbial oceanography – why data visualizations and art are two...

Contributed by Markus Lindh When I visited the Museum of Modern Art in New York City this December, I was struck by the similarities between the Jackson Pollock collection and data visualizations of...

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Mining, Metals and Megafauna in the Pacific Deep-Sea

 Contributed by Diva Amon I’m a deep-sea biologist with an ethical conundrum: I get to work in one of the most poorly-known habitats on the planet but the only reason I have that privilege is because...

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Would you like a side of plastic with your fish?

Contributed by Jennifer Wong-Ala The aroma of freshly defrosted Alepisaurus ferox (Longnose Lancetfish)  stomach begins to fill the lab as I place my first stomach of the day on the dissection tray. I...

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Bridging the Gap

Contributed by Leah Shizuru Whooosh… As I stood near the puka and gazed at the raw beauty of the steady flow of incoming ocean water spilling into the fishpond I listened to and appreciated the...

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