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Ocean Health

A Climate Solution Lies Deep Under the Ocean—But Accessing It Could Have Huge Environmental Costs

Trillions of black, misshapen nuggets called polymetallic nodules line the ocean floor. They formed through a complex biochemical process and are essentially a blend of nickel, cobalt, manganese, and other rare earth metals.These nuggets

Pilot project in Nova Scotia using sugar kelp could improve ocean health

Nova Scotia is exploring a pilot project to improve the health of the ocean and provide a more sustainable form of food production referred to as restorative or regenerative aquaculture. This multi-year study observes

Welcome to the ‘plastisphere’: the synthetic ecosystem evolving at sea

A variety of bacteria, fungi, and other larger marine organisms have colonized ocean plastics in what is now being called the “plastisphere,” or the first known ecosystem created by humans and our vast consumption

An incredibly resilient coral in the Great Barrier Reef offers hope for the future

The Great Barrier Reef’s widest coral, nicknamed Muga dhambi or “big coral” in the local indigenous language, has survived upwards of 430 years and 99+ widespread bleaching events. “ Knowing that these things [like

How to fight microplastic pollution with magnets

A twenty-year-old chemistry student is designing a magnet to capture microplastics as water flows past it. Fionn Ferreira realized that “oil could be used to attract plastic.” The student has designed a magnetic liquid

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