The Ocean Brief
Ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community
Greening your marine science
When it comes to legally sharing your science, gold open-access isn’t your only option. Welcome to the world of Green Open Access - and for us marine people, MarXiv.
The devastation of a Tsunami
For coastal communities, few things are more frightening than a Tsunami.
Sea Shorts: The Wonder of the Moeraki Boulders
New Zealand’s Moeraki Boulders are a thing of beauty - and of legend and conspiracies.
You don't need hi-tech gear to study plankton
Ever evolving technology is helping us learn more and more about the ocean, but some tech has barely changed in 300 years….
Join in the UK’s National Whale and Dolphin Watch this Summer
The UK is blessed with many different species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Join in the National Whale and Dolphin Watch to spot some of them yourself - and help with their conservation. No experience required!
Sea Shorts: A perfect harbour
In this weeks Sea Shorts, we take a quick look at the history of Newfoundland and Labrador's St John's harbour.
Oh Canada – what about your ocean?
Scientists call out Canada for undermining it's own ocean protection mandate and putting marine species at risk.
Deep sea sediments offer plutonium-244 insights
Clues from the ocean reveal heavy element production may not originate from standard supernovae after all.
What the oceans do for us: Carbon Storage
The ocean’s play a huge role in the carbon cycle - and potentially in mitigating our continued insistence to pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.