BIOS - Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

Remembering Danielle Moore

It is with great sadness that BIOS has received news that Danielle Moore, a 2015 summer student, was among the passengers aboard the Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed on March 10, 2019, killing 157 people.

New study looks at how coral absorbs light

Researchers in Bermuda have released a new study on how corals absorb light in different conditions.

Clearwater STEM Class Students Building ROVs

Minister visits Clearwater Middle School where students are building submersible vehicles to enter MARINE ROV Challenge hosted by BIOS.

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H.E. Lehman, in Memorium

Hamilton Princess commits to fishing industry

The [Princess] also increased its support for BIOS’s bid to reduce the number of invasive lionfish in Bermuda’s waters by buying more fish from the organisation.

Sol Donate To BIOS Ocean Academy Program

Meet the supervisors who helped to shape four scientists’ careers

Knowing when to hand-hold and when to step back is crucial for helping early-career researchers.

Side-swimming plankton snail flaps shell like a fin

UM professor named AAAS Fellow

Dennis Hansell recognized for his leadership and service in assessment of global carbon cycling processes

How many powerful storms can possibly form in the Atlantic each year?

Climate simulations and analyses of Atlantic hurricane activity indicate that the record number of tropical cyclones that occurred in 2005 (28 storms) is close to the maximum number that might occur in this region, given existing climate conditions.

What is the maximum possible number of Atlantic tropical cyclones? See the year 2005

Climate simulations and analyses of Atlantic hurricane activity indicate that the record number of tropical cyclones that occurred in 2005 (28 storms) is close to the maximum number that might occur in this region, given existing climate conditions.

Recommendations to Inform a UK Ocean Acidification Monitoring Strategy

A new report, written to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), outlines a framework for a national ocean acidification monitoring strategy for the United Kingdom. The report was submitted by the Defra Science Advisory […]

URI-led consortium selected to operate new research ship to replace R/V Endeavor

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected the East Coast Oceanographic Consortium, led by the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography, to operate a new oceanographic research ship, one of only three such vessels in the nation.

Island of Coral Resilience Shows Hope – and Limits – for Reefs’ Future

Bermuda is home to one of the highest-latitude coral reefs in the world, and scientists there are working to decode the keys to its health as climate change devastates reefs elsewhere.