Under the Sea Ice:
Antarctica is a barren, lonely place. Ice and snow stretch for miles, and the only sound is the howling of the wind.
“But when you go underwater, there’s this whole array of diversity and color and life,” said Lauran Liggan, a PhD student in UWM’s Biological Sciences Department. “It’s just such a stark contrast above and below the surface.”
Ologies Podcast with Alie Ward:
Bull kelp floats have enough carbon monoxide to render a person unconscious. Listen to the Macrophycology episode and hear Dr. Patrick Martone discuss our research on kelp float biomechanics!
Case of the missing seaweed:
The Martone Lab and Hakai Institute debuted on CBC’s The Nature of Things:
https://gem.cbc.ca/media/the-nature-of-things/season-59/episode-13/38e815a-0123967b3a0
Kelp forests versus urchin barrens:
Lauran Liggan 