Could These 'Salt-loving' Edible Sea Vegetables be the New Kale?
Skip the salt! ¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch researchers have just completed a 10-week study to determine the optimal growing conditions for three species of sea vegetables: sea asparagus, sea purslane and saltwort.
Good Night? Satellite Data Uncovers Dolphins on the Move at Nighttime
Using satellite telemetry, a scientist from ¼ø»Æʦapp's Harbor Branch and collaborators provide the first documentation of the whereabouts of bottlenose dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon at night.
The Nose Knows: Study Establishes Airborne Exposure to Microcystins
A study explored the link between human nasal and environmental microcystin concentrations from harmful algal blooms and detected the toxin in the nasal passages of 95 percent of the participants.
Most Rehabilitating Sea Turtles with Infectious Tumors Don't Survive
¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch researchers examined survival rates of green sea turtles with fibropapillomatosis in rehab facilities in the southeastern U.S. and found that 75 percent did not survive.
New Test Detects Harmful Algal Blooms Toxin Exposure in Human Urine
¼ø»Æʦapp's Harbor Branch collaborated with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to test a newly developed method that can detect even low-dose human exposure to harmful algal blooms in human urine.
Study Examines Fish Consumption and Mercury Exposure in Pregnant Women
A study by ¼ø»Æʦapp's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute evaluated fish consumption, sources, risk, knowledge and hair mercury concentrations in pregnant women in coastal Florida.
Scientists First to Develop Rapid Cell Division in Marine Sponges
¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch scientists and collaborators have developed a breakthrough in marine invertebrate (sponge) cell culture that impacts marine biotechnology, early animal evolution and climate change.
Study Reveals How 98 Percent of Plastics at Sea Go Missing Each Year
A study helps to solve the mystery of missing plastic fragments at sea by using simulated sunlight to explore removal mechanisms, microbial impacts and lifetimes of select microplastics on the ocean surface.
Faculty Receive National Academies' Early-Career Research Fellowships
Two scientists representing ¼ø»Æʦapp's College of Engineering and Computer Science, Wilkes Honors College and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute have received the prestigious Early-Career Research Fellowships.
Antibiotic Resistance Surges in Dolphins, Mirroring Humans
¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch researchers and collaborators conducted a long-term study examining 13 years of antibiotic resistance trends in wild Bottlenose dolphins in Florida's Indian River Lagoon.