Hurricanes, Climate Change and Seasonal Variation
Dr. Mark Guishard shares take-home points from the33rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.
Teams To Gather For Robotics Challenge
28t teams from 10 Bermuda schools and educational organizations, including two new teams from Bermuda College, will converge on the National Sports Centre on March 25 for the 2018 Marine Advanced Technology in Education [MATE] Bermuda Regional Remotely Operated Vehicle [ROV] Challenge.
Extreme low-oxygen Eddies in the Atlantic produce Greenhouse Gases: International research team discovers previously unknown processes in the Atlantic
07 July 2017 / Kiel. In 2014, an international research team led by the Kiel Cluster of Excellence “The Future Ocean” and the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel was able to investigate in detail eddies in the Atlantic Ocean which were characterized by extremely low oxygen concentrations. The interdisciplinary analysis of the data and samples has revealed processes which were not previously known to occur in the Atlantic. This also includes the natural production of considerable amounts of greenhouse gases, as the team has now published in the international scientific journal Scientific Reports.
New level added to robot competition
A new level of competition has been added to the 2017 MATE Bermuda Regional Remotely Operated Vehicle Challenge. The school event, which will be held at the National Sports Centre on Saturday, will feature the ranger class for the first time.
Study Reveals Corals’ Influence on Reef Microbes
Small Change, Big Improvement: Modified Method Captures the Ocean’s Most Abundant Organism
Little Lives in Bermuda’s Caves
BIOS scientist Leocadio Blanco-Bercial explores Bermuda's caves in search of one of their smallest inhabitants: miniscule aquatic organisms called copepods.
Video: ’10 Most’ Spotlights Dr Goodbody-Gringley
The “10 Most Fascinating People of Bermuda 2016″ series continues today with the fourth video release featuring Dr. Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley.
Olympian, Lionfish Expert & BIOS Supervisor
Flook has spent his life working to bring Bermuda’s marine environment to the forefront, and has now joined BIOS as the Small Boats & Docks Supervisor.
Partnership Enhances School’s Science Program
BIOS’s Ocean Academy Program has a new partner in delivering hands-on science education and learning opportunities to Bermuda’s students: The Chatmore Preparatory School.
BIOS Hydrostation S Receives Funding Support
TechAwards Ceremony Highlights Innovation
BIOS’s Hydrostation S Receives Five More Years of Funding
National Science Foundation commits $4 million for iconic research program, now operating in sixth decade
Study Reveals Corals’ Influence On Reef Microbes
As they grow, corals are bathed in a sea of marine microbes, such as bacteria, algae, and viruses. While these extremely abundant and tiny microorganisms influence coral communities in a variety of ways, a new study by researchers at WHOI, BIOS and UCSB reveals that corals also have an impact on the microbes in waters surrounding them.
Seaweed and the great chalk mound
Ocean Tech Podcast
We sat down with Dr. Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley and Executive Director Andrew Smith to talk about the technology they use and the data the generate.
Scientists Inspect the Great Barrier Reef, From 28,000 Feet Above
Billions Committed at Our Oceans Conference
Participants in the third Our Ocean conference, held September 15-16 in Washington, D.C., announced over 136 new initiatives on marine conservation and protection valued at more than $5.24 billion, as well as new commitments on the protection of almost four million square kilometers (over 1.5 million square miles) of the ocean.
Can killer robots save ocean ecosystems?
Nasa scans Great Barrier Reef to find answers to coral’s poor health
The reef rescuer
BIOS Adjunct scientist, Dr. Samia Sarkis, helped launch the Coral Garden Initiative in June; the project is the brainchild of Living Reefs Foundation, which started in 2013.
Ocean circulation implicated in past abrupt climate changes
There was a period during the last ice age when temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere went on a rollercoaster ride, plummeting and then rising again every 1,500 years or so. Those abrupt climate changes wreaked havoc on ecosystems, but their cause has been something of a mystery. New evidence shows for the first time that the ocean's overturning circulation slowed during every one of those temperature plunges -- at times almost stopping.
NASA to map coral reefs from the air to show impact of climate change
Coral reefs have almost always been studied up close, by scientists in the water looking at small portions of larger reefs to gather data and knowledge about the larger ecosystems. But Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is taking a step back and getting a wider view, from about 23,000 ft above. Read more at TheGuardian.com
Studying coral reefs from up in the sky
NASA and top scientists from around the world are launching a three-year campaign Thursday to gather new data on coral reefs like never before.
NASA Steps Up to Track the Shrinking of Earth’s Coral Reefs
The GREAT BARRIER REEF, transposed to North America’s west coast, would stretch from Baja California to British Columbia. “How do you study that big of an area by doing hour-long hikes?,” says Eric Hochberg, a marine biologist at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences.
New NASA Instrument Brings Coasts and Coral into Focus
The new Portable Remote Imaging Spectrometer (PRISM), created at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, is an airborne instrument designed to observe hard-to-see coastal water phenomena. In NASA's upcoming Coral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) field experiment, PRISM will observe entire reef ecosystems in more of the world's reef area - hundreds of times more -- than has ever been observed before.
NASA takes 23,000-foot view of the world’s coral reefs
Coral reefs have almost always been studied up close, by scientists in the water looking at small portions of larger reefs to gather data and knowledge about the larger ecosystems. But NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is taking a step back and getting a wider view, from about 23,000 feet above.
Marsh Chair Husbands wins Lifetime Achievement Award announced the Bermuda Business Development Agency today
The award is named in honour of Fred Reiss, a pioneering Ohio engineer who conceived of the idea of “self-insurance,” by which corporations could manage their own risks through a dedicated subsidiary.
NASA Is Getting the “Before” Picture of the World’s Threatened Reefs
The CORAL mission, launching this month, is getting the big picture view of the Pacific’s coral reefs.
Bermuda Sloop Foundation awards night
The prize for most spirited community partners went to J.P. Skinner and his team from the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences and Tom Herbert Evans from the America’s Cup Community Sailing Project.
Restoration boost for the Deliverance
The expo drew more than 50 vendors, ranging from boat dealers, government agencies and water sports groups to children's activities, the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, and children's sailing courtesy of the Endeavour Programme.
Marine ecologists take to the skies to study coral reefs
Satellites and research aeroplanes could offer a better, broader view of coral health.
Guishard challenges hurricane drought views
Local meteorologist Mark Guishard has been highlighted in South Carolina in advance of the 2016 hurricane season.
Hurricane drought? Not so fast. Bermuda-based research says it’s a climatological myth
Forgive Bermudians for questioning the existence of a hurricane drought.
Hurricane Preparedness Week: May 30 – June 3
The Ministry of National Security is taking the opportunity to remind everyone that hurricane season is June 1 – November 30, and from May 30 – June 3, the public is encouraged to observe Hurricane Preparedness Week.
NASA’s CORAL Mission Takes Reef Studies To New Level
NASA plans to take a new and improved approach to studying coral reefs this year, with the launch of a three-year field expedition conducted with advanced instruments to survey the world's reefs in far greater detail than ever before.
Media Invited Behind the Scenes of NASA Coral Reef Study in Hawaii
NASA's new Coral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL), a three-year field study of Earth’s valuable coral reef ecosystems, is mounting an operations readiness test in Kane‘ohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, in early June. Media are invited to meet the scientists, learn about the mission and see CORAL research equipment on June 9, from noon to 4 p.m. HST at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) on Moku o Loʻe (Coconut) Island in Kane‘ohe Bay.
A Reef Scientist Talks About NASA’s CORAL Campaign
NASA’s Game-Changing Plan To Save Coral Reefs
NASA’s high-tech endeavors normally look outward. But given the existential threat facing the world’s coral reefs, the space agency has decided to focus its efforts closer to home — and the result may be game changing.
Photos & Video: BIOS ROV Regional Challenge
Up to twenty-eight teams from nine Bermudian schools and educational organizations converged on the National Sports Center in Devonshire this morning [April 30] for the 2016 MATE Bermuda Regional ROV Challenge.
Bermudian students and community members gather for underwater robot challenge
Hundreds of Bermudian students met at the National Sports Centre pool on Saturday to compete in an undersea robotics challenge, a partnership between BIOS and the Mid Atlantic Robotics In Education Program (MARINE), with lead sponsor HSBC.
Photos & Video: Bermuda’s First Fishackathon
Bermuda coders and science enthusiasts of all ages convened at BIOS last weekend to develop tools to address sustainable fishing issues.
Bermuda Students Set For BIOS ROV Challenge
Twenty-eight teams from nine Bermudian schools and educational organizations will converge on the National Sports Center in Devonshire on Saturday, April 30 for the 2016 MATE Bermuda Regional ROV Challenge.
NASA Gets Down to Earth This Year With Globe-Spanning Expeditions
NASA CORAL Mission to Raise Reef Studies to New Level
A new three-year NASA field expedition gets underway this year that will use advanced instruments on airplanes and in the water to survey more of the world's coral reefs, and in far greater detail, than ever before.
$6M Grant Catalyzes New Study of Ocean Microbes at BIOS
BIOS brings together innovative technology and collaboration to address fundamental ocean ecosystem questions
Remembering John A. Knauss - Oceanographer, Visionary, and BIOS Trustee
It is with sadness that BIOS announces the death of oceanographer John A. Knauss, 90, who served the Institute for 10 years as a board member and later as a trustee until 2005.
Report: why Hurricane Joaquin weakened
Bermuda risk report explores local hurricane preparedness. Read more at TheRoyalGazette.com
Arbitrary focus on hurricane wind speed has birthed a new climate myth
Claims of a ‘hurricane drought’ are based on an arbitrary focus on wind speed while ignoring storm pressure, power, and damage
BIOS probing hurricane risk in new study
BIOS is undertaking new research on hurricane risk on the Island, in addition to its traditional focus on global catastrophic risk.
Hurricane Risk Research to Focus on Bermuda
Registration Now Open for the 2016 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Challenge
Middle school event will be held April 30 at the National Sports Center
U-32 science teacher lauded
Frequent BIOS visiting teacher, Brian Slopey, is being recognized by the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering as one of Vermont’s two Outstanding Science Teachers of the Year.
Two Awards Expand Valuable Climate Observations at BIOS
Grants will sustain critical Gulf Stream measurements and revitalize the hurricane-ravaged Tudor Hill atmospheric observatory
Two new gliders arrive at BIOS
“Jack” and “Minnie” will be in Bermudian waters by the end of summer
Radiant reefs found deep in the Red Sea
Corals may glow yellow, orange and red to improve light conditions for algae. Read more in Nature.com.
Scientists Make Unexpected Discovery in the Red Sea That Could Have Medical Applications
Read more at TheBlaze.com
BIOS’s Risk Prediction Initiative will host June workshop for Member companies
The focus will be: “Where have all the US landfalling hurricanes gone?”
In Memoriam: George A. Wardman
It is with great sadness that the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has received news of the death of trustee George A. Wardman of Paget, Bermuda.
Steinberg receives Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award
BIOS Trustee, Professor Deborah Steinberg, has been selected as one of the Commonwealth’s outstanding faculty members by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
Photos/Video: School Underwater Robot Contest
Some of the island’s brightest young minds showcased their technical skills yesterday [Mar 8], taking their self-built underwater robots to compete in a series of manoeuvrability and speed challenges at the National Sports Centre pool in Devonshire.
Students test their underwater robots
Students put their technical skills to the test yesterday as part of an island-wide competition to design the best underwater robot.
Monster hurricanes reached U.S. during prehistoric periods of ocean warming
New research on coastal sediments, funded in part by BIOS’s Risk Prediction Initiative, shows that prehistoric hurricanes along the northern East Coast of the United States were likely more frequent and intense than those that have hit within recorded history.
“Sea Butterflies” Showing Signs of Struggle
In the last decade, pteropod shells have revealed signs of a struggle: scientists have discovered pitted, rough shells in some pteropod populations.
Warm-water eddy? Ocean phenomenon explained
6 Things to Do in Bermuda That You Probably Never Considered
Six can’t-miss activities to add to your travel itinerary that will have you feeling more like a local....including a tour of BIOS
BIOS Oceanographer recognized for innovative research linking Sargasso Sea microbes and carbon cycle
ASLO honors Craig Carlson with the 2015 G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award
ASLO honors Craig Carlson with the 2015 G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award
2014 Technology Innovation Award Winners
The Ministry of Education and Economic Development announce the winners of the Technology Innovation Awards [TechAwards].
Bermuda has been confirmed as the venue for the 35th America’s Cup in 2017
New global maps detail human-caused ocean acidification
New maps, based in part on long-term data from BIOS, show how changing seasons and geography impact acidification patterns and highlight where marine organisms may face the biggest challenges as carbon dioxide emissions continue to impact ocean chemistry.
BIOS Expert to Join Storm Discussion
Dr Mark Guishard, Program Manager of RPI2.0, is to join the panellists at a roundtable discussion about lessons learnt from last month’s storms.
This Ocean ‘Pollutant’ Isn’t Actually our Fault
Ammonium deposited over the open ocean comes almost entirely from natural marine sources, not from human activities like agriculture, as was previously believed, a new study of rain samples taken in Bermuda suggests.
Researchers Track Ammonium Source in Open Ocean
Two years of rainwater samples collected at the Tudor Hill Marine Atmospheric Observatory enabled a team of researchers from BIOS, Brown University and Princeton University to track sources of nitrogen to the open ocean.
Researchers track ammonium source in open ocean
Two years of rainwater samples collected at the Tudor Hill Marine Atmospheric Observatory enabled a team of researchers from BIOS, Brown University and Princeton University to track sources of nitrogen to the open ocean.
As Bermuda braces for Gonzalo, underwater glider studies hurricane impact
An oceanographer is deploying an undersea glider to take measurements during the Category 3 storm, which is expected to hit Bermuda. Hopefully, the rare underwater perspective will yield insights that can be used to develop forecasting models.
Undersea glider studies hurricane impact
An underwater glider will examine the impact of hurricanes on our ocean.
Flooding in focus at catastrophe risk seminar
Scientists and insurance industry experts will come together to discuss the issue of flood risk at a seminar hosted by BIOS and BII.
New degree course aims to prepare students for catastrophe reinsurance business
A former BIOS scientist and current trustee aims to link the academic world and Island business to better predict disasters.
CO2 levels in atmosphere rising at dramatically faster rate, U.N. report warns
Read more at the WashingtonPost.com.
Greenhouse gas levels rising at fastest rate since 1984
A surge in atmospheric CO2 saw levels of greenhouse gases reach record levels in 2013, according to new WMO figures. Read more at BBCNews.com.
Greenhouse Gas Levels In Atmosphere Surged To New High In 2013, World Meteorological Organization Reports
Read more at the HuffingtonPost.com.
Office of International Education to host Study Abroad Fair
University of Wisconsin students study in Bermuda for a week long faculty-led Geology 360 course, Coral Reefs, Oceanography and Geology of Bermuda.
Wind farm research presented to Government
BIOS collaborates with UCSB on a research project into the potential for an offshore wind farm.
Montpelier Re Foundation awards scholarships
The Montpelier Re Foundation has awarded scholarships worth a combined $15,000 to two Bermudian students, including Meteorology student Michael Cavin Johnston, intern with the Risk Prediction Initiative at BIOS.
Reef invaders routed at lionfish tournament
A diverse crowd of Bermudians and residents packed out the dock at BIOS on Saturday for the Groundswell Lionfish Tournament 2014.
Photos: Groundswell Lionfish Tournament
The 2014 Groundswell Lionfish Tournament was held today [July 19] with the weigh-in taking place at BIOS at 3pm, after members of the public were invited to help eradicate the invasive pest by joining in by “Eating ‘Em to Beat ‘Em.”
Lionfish research underway ahead of tournament
As the fourth annual Groundswell Lionfish Tournament approaches, a research team has been busy forming a long-term management plan with a view to keeping numbers of the invasive species to a minimum.
Minister Reports On State Of Bermuda Coral
A recently released report on the health of coral reefs in the Caribbean over the past 40 years by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) looks at long-term changes in coral and fish populations across the region, and at the various environmental stressors that have impacted them.
Divers sought for Lionfish tournament
The July 19 tournament will begin at sun-up and festivities will start at BIOS at 2.30pm and end at 10pm. The weigh-in of the day’s catch is at 3pm.
James Newton Butler
With the death on October 22, 2012, of James Newton Butler, Harvard and science witnessed the passing of an environmental pioneer. Jim is remembered in Cambridge for his humor, curiosity, and kindness as well as for his scientific achievements. Yet his Harvard colleagues were hardly aware that for decades he brought the same gifts to important biological research in Bermuda.
BIOS Training Opportunity For Oceanographers
Dalhousie University and BIOS, both global leaders in marine science education and research, are launching a joint initiative that provides a new experiential learning program for students in oceanography.
Lionfish Control Plan completed
I rise today to inform this Honourable House that a Control Plan for the invasive lionfish has been completed. The Plan was developed in a collaborative effort between Government, NGOs, and concerned citizens through a group known as the Lionfish Taskforce.
Dalhousie-BIOS Fund Nearly At $1 Million Goal
A Dalhousie fund intended to support student scholarships and faculty exchanges at BIOS has raised nearly $1 million.
Glider to explore relationship between oceans and weather
BIOS adds to research fleet capabilities with new glider
Scientist warns of dangerous bacteria risk in tank water
Studying the delicate balance of coral reefs
Former Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) intern, Beth McKenna's senior thesis examines the delicate environmental balance of coral reefs.
Sewage outfall pipeline concerns
Hazardous waste from the Hamilton Seabright sewage pipeline has been contaminating the waters off South Shore beaches, according to a 2013 water-quality study — but only during rare, sustained weather patterns.
Dramatic drop in mercury levels in pregnant women
A new study has discovered a dramatic drop in the levels of mercury found in pregnant women in Bermuda in the last decade.
Mercury Levels Decrease in Pregnant Women
A study published in PLoS ONE has detailed a dramatic reduction in blood concentrations of methyl mercury in pregnant women in Bermuda.