BIOS - Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

Schools join forces for ocean research

The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography has partnered with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of New Hampshire in a consortium that will operate the graduate school’s research vessel Endeavor and will […]

Photos & Results: BIOS Robotics Challenge

The 2018 ROV Challenge team winners are as follows

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.

Tsunami Risk in Bermuda: A Historical Perspective

On 15 March 2018 local organisations will participate in the 18th annual CARIBE WAVE exercise organised by UNESCO and NOAA.

Collaboration To Reduce Lionfish Population

BIOS scientists collaborate on projects to reduce Bermuda’s invasive lionfish population.

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Bonnie Monteleone spearheads annual sampling of the North Atlantic with BIOS and sailed from Brazil to South Africa with 5 Gyres Institute to collect 110 surface samples of plastic debris.

Minister Caines Praises Youth Maker Showcase

BIOS particpates in Youth Maker Showcase at Cedarbridge Academy.

Ocean Microstructure Glider Workshop Announced

Rockland Scientific and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences announced a specialized training program for Rockland turbulence measurement systems that are integrated with ocean gliders.

Norton provides science edge for XL Catlin

Fielding Norton, the new group chief enterprise risk officer at XL Catlin, has an extensive background in Earth and planetary science, and that has proven useful in his insurance industry career. Mr Norton joined the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences […]

Study of Bermuda Corals Finds Temperature Is Most Influential Factor on Coral Growth

A new paper tests how increasing ocean acidity affects coral growth in the natural environment, where a multitude of additional factors such as light, temperature, and nutrients are important.

Should Bermuda Care About Climate Change?

Meteorology expert Dr Mark Guishard, BIOS, is to deliver a presentation on climate change at the next instalment of ThinkFest.

SWAN RIVER TEACHER USES TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES

Students, joined by a sixth-grade class, started a Google Hangout with explorer Jamie Buchanan-Dunlop who is stationed at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences in Bermuda. Buchanan-Dunlop is the founder of Digital Explorer, a program that connects students with explorers, […]

Abnormal Tides

Over the weekend, the combination of the spring tide and a high amplitude ocean eddy resulted in localized coastal flooding around low-lying areas of Bermuda. Tides were running around 1.5 ft above expected levels which were already higher than normal thanks […]

‘Global warming not to blame for floods’

Global warming is not to blame for recent flooding and high tides in Bermuda, an oceanographer said yesterday.

Bermuda to host Ocean Risk Summit

A first-of-its-kind conference to be held in Bermuda bringing together representatives of governments, the finance sector and the insurance industry.