Science9 min read
Bioluminescence: Why the Sea Lights Up at Night
Glowing waves, sparkling wakes and milky seas: the chemistry and ecology of bioluminescence, and how to see the ocean light up yourself.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
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Science8 min read
Marine Snow: The Ocean's Slow Carbon Rain
Marine snow is more than falling debris — each flake is a sticky, living microhabitat. How aggregates form, who lives on them, and why they matter.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
Encyclopedia8 min read
Moon Jelly: The Calm Bloom That Sometimes Isn't
Why do moon jellies suddenly fill a kelp bay in their thousands? The science of jellyfish blooms — what triggers them, what they mean, when to worry.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Science12 min read
Red Tides and Harmful Algal Blooms: When Plankton Turns Dangerous
What causes red tides and harmful algal blooms, the toxins behind shellfish closures, why warming waters are shifting the risk, and how scientists watch for them.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
Science8 min read
Larval Ecology 101: The Planktonic Childhoods That Build the Reef
Most reef fish and invertebrates begin life adrift as larvae. Learn the feeding strategies, settlement cues and dispersal lotteries that decide who reaches the reef.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·