HOST Damond Benningfield
DISCUSSION
For most of us in the United States, no ocean current is better known than the Gulf Stream. It begins in the Gulf of Mexico, flows up the eastern seaboard, […]
Radio Program
Our regular Science and the Sea™ radio program presents marine science topics in an engaging two-minute story format. Our script writers gather ideas for the radio program from the University of Texas Marine Science Institute’s researchers and from our very popular college class, Introduction to Oceanography, which we teach to hundreds of non-science majors at The University of Texas at Austin every year. Our radio programs are distributed to commercial and public radio stations across the country.
HOST Damond Benningfield
DISCUSSION
Seaweed is hot. Or, if you prefer, you can have it cold. No matter how you like it, though, seaweed is becoming more popular in the United States and other […]
HOST Damond Benningfield
DISCUSSION
The ocean surface is bumpy. Big mounds of water can rise up to hundreds of feet high. No one notices them because they’re many miles wide, so their slopes are […]
HOST Damond Benningfield
DISCUSSION
Iron is crucial to your health. It helps carry oxygen through the body, so if you don’t have enough, you feel tired and sluggish. But too much iron isn’t good, […]
HOST Damond Benningfield
DISCUSSION
Any marine creature that wants a bit of privacy would be well advised to avoid Cordell Bank, a submerged mound off the coast of northern California. Life is so abundant […]
HOST Damond Benningfield
DISCUSSION
The oceans are getting louder. Fish and mammals grunt, click, and chirp to attract mates, threaten rivals, or just say “howdy.” At times, though, they can be overpowered by the […]
HOST Damond Benningfield
DISCUSSION
More than 2,000 years ago, a Roman ship was headed home with an amazing array of treasures when it sank off a Greek island. Today, scientists are exploring the wreck […]
HOST Damond Benningfield
DISCUSSION
Researchers may not be ready to hold a conversation with them just yet, but they say they can identify a small group of right whales just by the sounds of […]
HOST Damond Benningfield
DISCUSSION
When a major oil spill takes place at sea, a whole army of experts and volunteers mobilizes to clean things up. The teams use several techniques to soak up the […]
HOST Damond Benningfield
DISCUSSION
For those of us who have a tough enough time getting around on two legs, trying to coordinate eight limbs sounds just about impossible. Yet the octopus does it all […]