Getting mud from the bottom of the ocean is not easy. For decades, oceanographers have used tough, seemingly indestructible trawl wire to get samples -- but to get bigger and…
Rutgers visiting scientist Jennifer Francis was the first to identify the consequences of shrinking Arctic sea ice The Rutgers Climate Institute comprises more than 100 distinguished researchers representing 17 schools…
Researchers find losses as high as 35 percent in some regions Climate change has taken a toll on many of the world’s fisheries, and overfishing has magnified the problem, according…
We know that fences around farms and homes can change how wildlife species move across a landscape, but what happens if the farms are under water? In 2018, the Munroe…
A school of barracuda follows an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) as seen from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, or drone). The AUV team of New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station (NJAES)…
How Rutgers is keeping an eye on our oceans: LiveBIG 2018-2019 Working to help shape our future, the Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) uses cutting-edge technology,…
The Shore Bowl is one of the 25 regional competitions of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. Local high school teams (grades 9-12) compete head-to-head on rapid memory recall and critical…
We are happy to announce the DMCS promotions as follows: Congratulations to Dr. Ximing Guo has been promoted to highest rank among faculty, Distinguished Professor. Ximing is a world leading…
Rutgers-led team uses new technique to make wind a more reliable energy source The proposed, multimillion-dollar offshore wind farms industry may benefit from a Rutgers-led study that used sophisticated forecasting…
Growing up in the Adirondack mountains of northern New York, I fell in love with the outdoors at an early age. Most of my childhood was spent exploring the mountains…