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For students enrolled in the Duke Marine Lab’s Belize travel course, total immersion in tropical ecosystems and hands-on research projects made for an unforgettable learning experience.

As a Rachel Carson Scholar, Lizzy Glazer analyzed the calls of North Atlantic right whales for potential use in monitoring their whereabouts.

When it comes to big players in the ocean economy, companies disclose little about their specific impacts on marine environments, according to a paper published in Nature Sustainability.

The institute provides opportunities for fellows to learn tips and develop skills relevant to strategic communication, design thinking, university funding and conflict resolution, among other higher-education leadership topics.

Some 390 million years ago in the ancient ocean, marine animals began colonizing depths previously uninhabited. New research indicates this underwater migration occurred in response to a permanent increase in deep-ocean oxygen, driven by the aboveground spread of woody plants — precursors to Earth’s first forests.

AI-generated images of rare species could improve efforts to understand, monitor and protect them.

Researchers led by Duke Marine Lab visiting scholar Ty Roach found that rice corals pass down heat resistance to offspring. The work is informing efforts to breed corals that are more tolerant of warming waters.

Working@Duke offers a glimpse into the professional life of Brantley Acree, who oversees all the boats and dock spaces at the Duke Marine Lab.

The findings could inform planetary health assessments, enhance ecosystem management, and guide climate change projections and mitigation strategies.

For students enrolled in the Duke Marine Lab’s Belize travel course, total immersion in tropical ecosystems and hands-on research projects made for an unforgettable learning experience.

An experiential learning program exposes students to science through an artistic lens.

The Plastic Pollution Working Group is Duke’s central hub for sharing work by faculty, staff and students related to plastic debris.

Duke and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have signed an agreement to establish a five-year initiative to support small-scale fisheries worldwide through research, knowledge sharing and capacity building. John Virdin will lead Duke’s efforts.

Ocean waters are getting greener at the poles and bluer toward the equator, according to a new study. The change reflects shifting concentrations of a green pigment called chlorophyll made by photosynthetic algae at the base of the ocean food chain.