USC Dornsife News

Marine microbiologist Doug Capone details the current understanding of the role nitrogen-fixing marine microbes play in the nitrogen cycle in his latest book. [5 min read]

USC Dornsife senior Connie Machuca studies corals and anemones to understand how they respond to rising temperatures, acidification and other ocean-related issues linked to climate change. [4 min read]

Eric Friedlander of mathematics and David Hutchins of biological sciences join the prestigious organization with lifetime fellowships. [1 ½ min read]

New research by USC Dornsife scientists shows domoic acid from ocean algae is a chronic problem with natural and man-made origins. [3 3/4 min read]

Intrepid explorers of the modern age, marine scientists travel the world’s oceans to understand the mysteries of — and threats to — Earth’s fount of life.

Bulk DNA sequence data is used to reconstruct the genetic makeup of bacteria that have never been identified in a lab.

Have you ever imagined what is living beneath the ocean floor? The deep biosphere is one of the largest — and least understood — ecosystems on the planet. Researchers at the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations have set their sights on understanding its depths.

Researchers in linguistics and marine biology turn to Japanese octopuses for help in understanding speech-related deficits stemming from Parkinson’s disease.

If not for largely invisible microorganisms there wouldn’t be sharks at all, making them an intriguing subject for USC Dornsife scientists.