BIOS Deploys New Microsensor Technology in Mangrove and Coral Investigations

September 9, 2024

ASU PhD candidate Tom Moran came to BIOS to study nitric oxide production in corals but soon joined projects on coral thermal stress and nitrogen cycling in Bermuda’s mangroves. As his fieldwork concludes and coral research continues, Moran is exploring how to connect these themes, focusing on how climate change impacts the resilience of both coral reefs and mangroves, essential to coastal ecosystems.

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Hydrostation ‘S’ Turns 70

June 11, 2024

Located southeast of Bermuda, Hydrostation ‘S’—a set of unmarked geographic coordinates (32 degrees 10 minutes North, 64 degrees 30 minutes West)—has yielded measurements of temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity and other parameters every two weeks for seven decades.

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Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda is warmer and more acidic than ever, 40 years of observation show

December 15, 2023

Oceans are constantly changing. These changes don’t only affect marine life but also have wide-reaching consequences for land dwellers. To document them, monitoring stations in the North Atlantic Ocean have been active for decades. Now, researchers have reported on the latest changes, showing that compared to 40 years ago, the ocean near the island of Bermuda is warmer, saltier, more acidic, and has lost oxygen. Long-term monitoring can provide information about existential challenges societies will face in the near future, the researchers said.

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Study: Microbial Life Helps Warming Ocean Adapt

March 30, 2022
A conductivity, temperature, and depth instrument on a research vessel

New research reveals microbial ocean life that drives the carbon cycle in the Atlantic is adapting to warmer conditions. The findings give insight to how the ocean may adapt to warmer conditions and how to better forecast the future.

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Shipboard Teamwork

October 25, 2021

Despite pandemic-related challenges, collaboration and can-do attitudes move science forward

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