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URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography is one of the world’s premier academic institutions of oceanography and ocean exploration. An anchor of the blue economy.
They found that chemosymbiosis evolved independently more than once within the same family. 🧪 🌊 🦑

➡️ The implications reach beyond deep-sea biology, toward understanding how reliably evolution responds to environmental pressure. Read more in The Royal Society Publishing: buff.ly/552lKQP
Evolutionary convergence and trophic diversity in hot vent and cold seep shrimps showcase a continuum of symbiosis
Abstract. Convergent evolution offers a powerful lens through which to examine the selective forces shaping life in extreme environments. In deep-sea hot v
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February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The discovery comes from sediment cores recovered during a major international expedition co-led by #URIGSO’s Becky Robinson. Researchers are now analyzing the cores in Germany to better understand the formation, evolution, and significance of this newly confirmed subseafloor freshwater system.
February 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Depending on the hurricane, simulations show wave heights can drop 1–7 feet, and wave periods can shorten by 0.3–1.5 seconds—key numbers for understanding impacts on offshore and nearshore structures.
February 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Waves are most strongly reduced on the front-right side of a storm, where winds, waves, and currents are all strongest. Currents moving in the same direction as waves make them travel faster, giving them less time to grow.
February 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Rubin is part of the “Alchemists” subgroup, which recognizes explorers who embrace creativity and inspire new ways of seeing the world through bold, interdisciplinary approaches to discovery. 🌊 🦑 🌋 🧪

🎉 Join us in congratulating Kenna on this well-deserved honor! Read more: buff.ly/9Z3SEeG
February 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The results highlight the persistence of microplastic pollution and underscore the urgency of reducing plastic inputs to coastal systems. Read more in Environmental Science and Pollution Research: buff.ly/oZp0aTc 🌊
January 29, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Using sediment cores from across the Bay and Rhode Island Sound, the team found that an estimated 2,300–3,000 tonnes of microplastics have accumulated in seabed sediments over the past century. 🌊 🦑
January 29, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Central to the study was a passive sampling device designed by Snook during his doctoral research while a trainee in URI’s STEEP Superfund Program. The study provides regulators with the data needed to take action to remediate PFAS contamination at its source & protect freshwater systems, long-term.
January 26, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Published in Environmental Science & Technology Water, the research shows that PFAS stored in pond sediments continue to migrate into the river decades after textile operations ceased, with one site potentially releasing contamination for more than 100 years without remediation.

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URI study identifies long-term source of PFAS contamination to Pawcatuck River
Provides foundation for decision-making around remediation for sites previously identified by researchers as PFAS ‘hotspots’
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January 26, 2026 at 3:58 PM
A bird lands to rest on the CTD cable of the NOAA ship Nancy Foster during the May 2025 NF2503 expedition off the coast of Louisiana and Alabama.

#CTDAppreciationDay 🌊 🚢
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM