Stories in the Air
Scientists recount discoveries and collaboration in honor of Bermuda’s Tudor Hill Marine Atmospheric Observatory restoration
NASA to Map Coral Reefs from the Air to Show Impact of Climate Change
NASA and top scientists from around the world are launching a three-year campaign this month to gather new data on coral reefs like never before. Read more at TheGuardian.com
Little Lives in Bermuda’s Caves
BIOS biologist goes underground to begin identifying tiny marine crustaceans. Read more at TheBermudian.com
A Nose for Nitrogen
New BIOS faculty member Damian Grundle studies how this life-sustaining nutrient cycles in the ocean
Scientist at Work: A Conversation with Hans Christian Steen-Larsen
Climatologist Hans Christian Steen-Larsen joined BIOS in March as an adjunct scientist, to continue and expand his innovative research at the Tudor Hill Marine Atmospheric Observatory. Currently a researcher at the Center for Ice and Climate at the University of Copenhagen, Steen-Larsen has traversed the globe gathering data to reconstruct past climates and to improve current climate models.
NASA Steps Up to Track the Shrinking of Earth’s Coral Reefs
The COral Reef Airborne Laboratory, known as CORAL, will use a state-of-the-art spectrometer to map reefs in four locations: Hawaii, Palau, the Mariana Islands, and parts of the Great Barrier Reef. These maps will provide a baseline comparison for future surveys. Climate change and the recent widespread coral bleaching events make such a project only more urgent. Read more at Wired.com