What was the last thing you wore for a workout? For me, it was leggings and a tank top. They’re at least 80% polyester, kept me from keeling over in the middle of yoga, and will slowly pollute the ocean when I wash them tomorrow. Siiiigh. You’ve been lured into another Sad Marine News post … Continue reading
“It was as though a friend had suddenly turned into a homicidal maniac,” The Spectator of London reported in what has to be the most colorful description of storm surges published in the English language. That homicidal maniac was the Thames River, whose banks had overflowed on January 6, 1928, a week before the article … Continue reading
Most productivity gurus say that when you hit a wall, you should switch tasks. This is how I ended up reading a paper about beavers who managed to hijack a wetland restoration for their benefit. So congratulations! You’re in the right place to learn some fancy philosophy terms and think about wetlands from a whooole … Continue reading
Congratulations, you’ve decided to learn R! This programming language will streamline data analysis, facilitate statistics, and drive you insane! And if you’re reading this, you’ve probably decided to go next-level-nutjob and teach yourself R. Although no blog post can take away all the pain this will entail, I’m hoping to make your experience slightly less … Continue reading
UNdertheC was founded 3 years ago this month, which may lead you to ask, what other outlandishly successful marine initiatives share our inaugural year of 2013? The most prominent seems to be the Ocean Cleanup, and HOLY COW. The last time I’d paid much attention to the project, it was still a somewhat dreamy approach … Continue reading
Does your blog seem a little sluggish? Wishing you could ditch the coal-burning furnace keeping the internet connection blinking? Worried that your blog’s carbon footprint is embarrassingly large considering it doesn’t even have feet? My fellow blogger, you need some renewable energy, which means it’s probably time to call on Megan Schutt. Megan has been … Continue reading
Happy American Wetlands Month! Yes, May is the perfect excuse to don muck boots, load up the kayaks, or at least take a break to daydream about a favorite bog, fen, pocosin, or swamp. Before you start celebrating, though, a quick question is in order: what exactly is a wetland? If you’re worried that you … Continue reading
As anyone who’s watched Shark Week knows, marine science can be pretty glamorous. It’s easy to envy oceanographers when our office is a coral reef or salt marsh. But what happens during the winter, when temperatures in North Carolina plummet to a frigid 26 °F (shut up New England) and we’re stuck in our labs … Continue reading
Science grad students are asked terrifying questions on the regular, but the very worst one comes from our moms. It’s usually tacked onto an otherwise innocent conversation, when Mom will casually pause and say, “Honey, your latest oxygen flux data are truly fascinating! By the way, have you met anyone lately?” It’s enough to make … Continue reading
Our first Green Your Weekend post resulted in Congress banning microbeads, if we ignore the fact that correlation does not imply causation. We figured it only made sense to harness this blog’s obvious political influence with another easy tip to make your weekend a little greener! And because everyone’s thinking more pink than green this … Continue reading
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