STEMSEAS 2026: A Student’s Experience Aboard
Spending 10 days on the RV SallyRide, waking up to roiling ocean waves in the wilderness of the Pacific ocean, and fighting seasickness was not something that I would have …
Marine Life
25 Gray Whales Have Washed Up On Washington Coastline
As of May 29, 25 gray whales have washed up on Washington’s coastlines this year alone. This makes it close to breaking the previous record of 35 gray whales to …
The Culprit Behind the Infamous Sea Star Disease, Highlighting Repopulation Efforts Across the Pacific Northwest
For over a decade, sea stars along the coast of the Pacific Northwest have been hit by a mysterious wasting disease that causes their limbs to fall apart and adopt …
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: An Unexpected Marine Habitat
Recent research on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is reshaping how scientists and the public understand ocean pollution. Long viewed simply as a floating mass of waste, the patch is …
The Climate Disaster’s Tipping Point: Are Our Reefs at the Point of No Return?
The Global Tipping Points Report 2025, released by the University of Exeter and international partners including the Stockholm Resilience Centre, revealed that the Earth has reached its first major climate …
Artificial Reefs: A Double-Edged Sword
As ecosystem conservation and environmental health becomes increasingly important, we have turned to several solutions in an attempt to mitigate the challenges facing our coastal areas and oceans. One that …