BIOS - Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

Understanding the Movement Patterns of Free-swimming Marine Snails

New research relates shell shapes and body geometries and sizes with swimming abilities and sinking behaviors, which impact vertical migration and distribution.

Can Pumping Up Cold Water from Deep Within the Ocean Halt Coral Bleaching?

New research shows that pulses of cooler deep water reduced heat stress responses in corals

Shedding Light on Coral Reefs

New research quantifies light availability on coral reef ecosystems

“An Epic Mission”: Slocum Glider “Silbo” Circumnavigates the Atlantic Ocean

Teledyne Marine reports that its Slocum G2 Glider dubbed Silbo, manufactured by Teledyne Webb Research, completed a 4+-year journey that circumnavigated the Atlantic Ocean in four legs, a first for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).

With Ships Docked And Labs Closed, Scientists’ Field Research Season Fades Away

Upper ocean water masses shrinking in changing climate: Less efficient CO2 sink

The oceans help buffer the Earth from climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide and heat at the surface and transporting it to the deep ocean. New research indicates the North Atlantic Subtropical Mode Water, an upper ocean water mass, is […]

Ocean Prosperity Programme Anniversary

Today [June 5] marks the one year anniversary of the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme [BOPP], a partnership to create a binding marine spatial plan to sustainably manage Bermuda’s ocean environment and identify sustainable growth possibilities for ocean industries like […]

Virtual series to explore ocean depths

International ocean experts have joined forces to launch a “virtual education series” on the seas around Bermuda.

BIOS Microbiologist Helping With Covid-19

Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] microbiologist and doctoral candidate Rachel Parsons Biggs has been seconded to Helix Bermuda where she is one of the many people helping the island in the fight against Covid-19.

The Ocean Responds to a Warming Planet

New research indicates that upper ocean water masses are shrinking in a changing climate

Robot Triton to explore underwater caves

A robot submarine is to be deployed in a bid to study microscopic organisms in the island’s underwater caves.

Bermuda Principles Foundation Conference

BIOS scientist to speak at Bermuda Principles Foundation Conference, with this year’s event focused on transcriptomics.

Probing the submerged caves of Bermuda with Trident

Conservation research in submarine caves is among the clearest and most compelling use-cases for a small observation-class ROV

RenaissanceRe Sponsor BIOS Programme

BIOS has announced that RenaissanceRe will fund the the Mid-Atlantic Robotics IN Education [MARINE] program for the next two years.

BIOS Announces 2019 Bermuda Program Interns

Each year a handful of Bermudian students are selected to participate in the Bermuda Program, which offers an excellent experience to work alongside top experts in the field.