“Drought occurred in 7th year of the Emperor Jiajing period, Ming Dynasty (the traditional Chinese calendar). Gui Jiang and Sishan Jiang came to Da’an town (the town where Dayu Cave is located) to acknowledge the Dragon Lake inside in Dayu Cave.” Quotation from Dayu Cave, 1528 A.D. (Tan et al., 2015) Working in science is … Continue reading
By now if you are a human (or cylon, I won’t judge) who has used the internet more than once, I expect you to have stumbled upon IFL Science. You probably come across it “on the regular” on your Facebook page. IFL Science is great for the lay person. It provides tons of scientific information … Continue reading
Last Wednesday, our very own Kelsey Ellis defended her Master’s Thesis in front of a crowd of thousands of people. Just kidding, there weren’t quite that many people, but I’m sure it feels like that to a nervous student on the brink of one of the most stressful times of their graduate career. A ‘defense’ … Continue reading
By this point, most folks are aware of the drought that currently has California (and Texas, too, for that matter) in it’s grips (and if you haven’t heard, then check out our post The California Drought). What’s new to this story is the strengthening of El Niño in the Pacific. And while El Niño first … Continue reading
We’ve had a lot of blog posts recently on summer field work (we’ll resume our eclectic mix of posts soon – promise!) but I am going to add one more before we’re done. The last and final installment of the international research in China saga, namely, why the heck was I in China to begin … Continue reading
I would like to be the first to welcome you to the 2015 summer field season! This is the season a lot of us marine scientists live for – the time of the year when we can shed the winter coats, leave the desktop computers behind, and go have some adventures (outside of the lab, … Continue reading
There are a lot of things scientists still don’t know much about (which is a good thing, otherwise I wouldn’t have a job…). And there are sometimes things that take a long time for us to puzzle out. Recently, one great scientific mystery may have been explained, mainly, what’s the deal with recalcitrant dissolved organic … Continue reading
The current drought in California has taken over the environmental sciences news headlines (not that there are a whole lot of environmental science headlines in the first place…) with the recent announcement of drastic mandatory cutbacks in water issued by the state’s governor. Having lived on the east coast for the last 20 years of … Continue reading
This week we’re reviving our Scientist of the Month feature with an interview with Dr. Sarah Davies, a postdoctoral researcher in Karl Castillo’s coral reef ecophysiology lab. Davies studies how corals and their algal symbionts alter the expression of their genes in response to ocean warming and acidification. To learn more about her research, check out … Continue reading
Chances are, if you read our blog, you care a little bit about carbon emissions and reducing your own carbon footprint. This great infographic, shared with us by Ghergich and co, can help you do that! (Originally posted here) Continue reading
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