Finally! The High Seas Treaty comes into force! The oceans account for 99% of the living biosphere yet less than 5% of it has been explored. Currently, plastic and chemical pollution, destructive fishing activities, ocean acidification
Even jellyfish sleep! Many years ago, I studied photosynthesis in the upside down jellyfish Cassiopeia. Today I learned that they sleep at night, which makes sense since, like solar panels, Cassiopeia’s symbiotic alga
FOLLOW UP On Monday’s email on Trump Admin closing NCAR Good day, all. This email is a departure from my normal weekly emails in that I’m sharing this link that allows you
Closing NCAR; one of the most important climate institutions you’ve never heard of The Trump administration announced last week they’re closing the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), which is described in this
Deep Sea Mining & Deep Sea Critters This week, the Natural History Museum published this article that hit my sweet spot as an invertebrate zoology nerd! The article was based on this research published in
Talking Climate at a Turkey Dinner??? I hope this email finds you all enjoying a happy and fulfilling Thanksgiving day with friends and family. Gatherings such as today’s offer the
Melting permafrost leading to poisoned streams One of the hats I wore while working was that of an ecotoxicologist. In that role I studied acid mine tailings that leached toxins into streams
Who was John Muir? Much more than I knew! Particularly in the past few years, the actions, beliefs, and statements of past leaders are reviewed in light of today’s mores,
WRI’s State of Climate Action in 2025 Last week the World Resources Institute (WRI) published their annual State of Climate Action for 2025. They also published this short article of their 10
Air Health Our Health: Climate Change, Human Health Our changing climate affects human health in many ways, sometimes direct and obvious and other times indirect and subtle. Dr. Erika Moseson juggles being an ICU
