Marine Science and Conservation

November 5, 2020

Check This Out! Watch Whales Catch Their Favorite Food By Blowing Bubbles

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Beaked Whale

September 28, 2020

New Study Documents Record-Breaking Whale Dive of 3 Hours 42 Minutes

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A Zoom meeting.

September 16, 2020

Lessons From Teaching in a Pandemic

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Researchers prepare to launch magnetometer from the deck fo the R/V Shearwater during a recent trip to search for shipwrecks. Photo courtesy of Matthew Dawson.

September 7, 2020

While We’ve Been Away …

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May 15, 2020

At the Marine Lab, Barnacles Are Essential Workers, Too

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December 20, 2019

Endangered Rays May Have Secret Nursery in Mexican Waters

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As new moms, North Atlantic right whales tone down their underwater vocalizations

October 10, 2019

The Whale Whisperers: How Moms Talk to Calves Without Alerting Predators

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A satellite image of discharge into the ocean following Hurricane Florence.

September 4, 2019

Hurricanes: How to Prepare and Why They’re Getting More Dangerous

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West Snake Caye port in Honduras

August 27, 2019

A Perspective From Above on the World's Marine Life

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graphic indicating marine medicine study of whales

August 27, 2019

How Do Whales Fight Off Cancer?

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Pratt environmental engineering professor Lee Ferguson discusses floodwater pollution in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.

August 16, 2019

Why Florence Is Still With Us and What That Means for the Next Storm

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Giant devil rays can grow up to 17 feet long, but scientists still have spotty knowledge about their population size, movements and birthing zones. (Credit: Patrik Neckman, via Wikimedia Commons)

April 23, 2019

Endangered Rays May Have Unknown Birthing Zone in Mexican Waters

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March 26, 2019

Man-Made Sounds Damage Marine Life. Duke Researchers Are Trying to Protect Them

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A French Beach Cleared Of Homes Shows NC The Way

February 26, 2019

Orrin H. Pilkey: A French Beach Cleared Of Homes Shows NC The Way

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Duke Marine Lab dorms

November 19, 2018

Duke Marine Lab Dorms Reopen After Hurricane Florence

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Research continues at Duke University Marine Lab as it recovers from Hurricane Florence.

October 23, 2018

Classes and Research Programs are Back to Normal at the Duke Marine Lab

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