What Does the Future Look Like for Our Oceans?

Plus, Museum scientists observe schooling flashlight fish. | [View in browser]( [Plan Your Visit]( [Tickets]( [Exhibitions]( [Our Research]( [Calendar]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Marine Ecologist Jeremy Jackson]( VIDEO SciCafe: A Bright Future for Our Oceans? The world's oceans are under tremendous threat from a variety of human actions, but marine ecologist Jeremy Jackson is working to find effective solutions. At a recent SciCafe, he discussed how marine ecosystems, such as those in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, can be surprisingly resilient when given the chance to recover. The Museum’s SciCafe series returns in October! [Watch the video]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Flashlight fish (Anomalops katoptron).]( NEW RESEARCH Flashlight Fish Use Their Glow to School in Dark Waters Flashlight fish (Anomalops katoptron) have built-in headlamps: pockets under their eyes, filled with bioluminescent bacteria that “flash” in different patterns. Find out how research from Museum scientists revealed for the first time that these fish use bioluminescent flashes to school in dark waters. [Read the post]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Anna Ragni in Wind River Basin, Wyoming.]( BLOG Ph.D. Graduate Profile: Anna Ragni As a Ph.D. student in the Museum’s Richard Gilder Graduate School, Anna Ragni has spent the past few years studying how primate bones change through life, gaining new insights into how our fossil relatives moved—and how our own mode of locomotion evolved. She’s one of several doctoral candidates graduating later this month. [Read the post]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ocean Pollution Kids Team]( VIDEO Nature’s Superheroes: Ocean Pollution Did you know that 5 trillion pieces of plastic trash pollute our world’s oceans, creating dangers for the many marine species who might accidentally ingest or get caught in the floating detritus? Catch up on the latest episode of Nature’s Superheroes—a video series created by kids at the Museum—for some tips on how you can help prevent plastic pollution. [Watch the video]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Fossil skull of Chilecebus carrascoensis, held in a person’s palm for scale.]( NEW RESEARCH 20-Million-Year-Old Skull Reveals Anthropoid Primate Brains Evolved More Than Once It has long been thought that the brain size of anthropoid primates—a diverse group of modern and extinct monkeys, humans, and their nearest kin—evolved to become larger over time. But new research shows that brain evolution in this group was far more checkered. [Read the post]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Black Swallower (Chiasmodon niger).]( INSTAGRAM Black Swallower For animals that live 2,297 feet (700 meters) or more below the surface of the oceans, the lack of sunlight means food can be hard to find—and the black swallower (Chiasmodon niger) doesn’t pass up any chances to stock up. This species can gulp down a fish 10 times its own weight and up to four times its length, slowly digesting its prey in a stomach with expandable walls. [Explore on Instagram]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Spectrum of Life exhibit in the Hall of Biodiversity.]( SCIENCE FOR KIDS Quiz: What is Biodiversity? Earth’s ecosystems are under threat from human intervention and changing climate. Why do we need biodiversity? And where can we find it? Visit the Museum’s science website for kids, OLogy, to test your knowledge of biodiversity, then visit the Hall of Biodiversity to explore 1,500 specimens and models showcasing the diversity of life on Earth. [Take the quiz]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [facebook]( [instagram]( [facebook]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Privacy Policy]( You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to This Month at the Museum. American Museum of Natural History200 Central Park West New York, NY 10024-5102 Phone: 212-769-5100