The coral microbiome is still little understood. Nicole’s research aims to help us understand if we can utilize the coral microbiome to protect species from global and local stressors. Nicole also shares her advice for early career scientists and plans for the future.

Aloha fellow bad ass Girls in Ocean Science! My name is Kayleigh Grant and I am a shark naturalist, shark safety diver, and shark conservationist with One Ocean Diving in Haleiwa, Hawaii. I am blessed to work in the water with sharks every day

Shark diver. Stunt woman. Environmentalist. Today on Shark Week Presents, we chat to Liz Parkinson (if you’re not already following her shark filled instagram then go. do. it. now.) Keep reading to find out how her love affair with sharks began and what it’s like to be an advocate for some of the ocean’s top predators…

Today on Shark Week Presents, we catch up with shark scientist and PhD student Katy Ayres. Continue reading for Katy’s journey into marine biology and to discover how drones can be used in marine research.

Today on Shark Week Presents we’ve got another badass woman in shark science for you! Introducing Melissa Marquez, shark biologist, PhD student and podcaster. Keep reading to find out why sharks are a misunderstood predator and what it’s like to be bitten by a crocodile…

Many cosmetics manufacturers guarantee that their products are cruelty-free. However, there still is an ugly truth behind many beauty and skincare products. People may not know that numerous cosmetics contain animal-derived ingredients, one being Squalene.

It’s finally Shark Week! This week social media and TV will be saturated with images and videos that portray sharks in a very specific way; as a fearsome creature of the sea.

You know how they say another mans trash is another mans treasure? Well… the same can’t be said for our oceans. This year for World Oceans Day Girls in Ocean Science partnered with Ocean Mimic to host a bunch of beach clean-up events all over the world! Were you at one of them??

“Nothing in science has any value unless it is communicated” - right? This week, GOS editor, Dana, talks about her journey into science communication and finding that balance between being a scientist and a communicator.

Hannah Rudd is an ambitious marine biologist, and can’t wait to share her story with you!

With plastic pollution ravaging our planet, Tamara is igniting a spark on the the small Island of Little Cayman with her commitment to ocean conservation.

Bad news sells. So it’s rare to hear good news, especially when it comes to our planet and our oceans’ health. However, it’s not all doom and gloom! Read on to hear why it is important not to fixate on the negative!

Global warming has countless effects on our planet, but here’s one you mightn’t have thought of!

This week we meet Katie, whose love for the ocean grew out of a love for the land. Read about her long journey which started in the UK studying Zoology, and has led to living on Koh Tao as a Scuba Instructor!

What can you do when you see something you want to change, but it’s just you? Well it turns out quite a lot!

Rebreathers, scientific diving, and mesophotic reefs, Sarah is the master of them all….