Scuba diving in Texas

 A brief primer on recreational dive sites, scientific diving, and more. 

Helping Coral Deal with Climate Change

As sea temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, coral reefs around the planet have experienced repeated bouts of mass bleaching. Marine biologists from around the world are studying various ways reef-building corals might be able to acclimatize or adapt to climate change. Read more here. 

From Dinosaurs to Ducks

 Research by Julia Clarke, a vertebrate paleontologist and professor at The University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences, shows what dinosaurs sounded like, why some of them had feathers, and how avian dinos evolved into modern-day birds. Read more here. 

Coral restoration in Florida

Marine photographer Brandon Cole and I produced this photo essay exploring efforts to protect at-risk coral reefs off Florida’s Atlantic coast for Yale Climate Connections. 

More plastic, more plastic waste, more problems

 As the problems from plastic waste continue to grow, we keep cranking out more plastic. Read the latest in this piece for Texas Climate News. 

Hatchlings on Heron Island

Australia’s Heron Island, a National Marine Park at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Protected Zone, is home to an eco-resort, a science station, and nesting sea turtles. Read what it is like to watch a nest hatch in the wild. 

Credit: Holley Gaskill

Farewell to a Fish

 The U.S. FWS proposes removing the San Marcos gambusia from the endangered species list, not because the fish has recovered, but because it is extinct. Read more here.