Archive: Helm-lab
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From the Financial Crisis to the Frontlines of Ocean Conservation: How ECo Fellow Tom Iwanicki Sees the Forces Shaping Marine Biodiversity Loss
As part of the Earth Commons Fellowship Highlight Series, we spoke with ECo’s Dr. Tom Iwanicki, an ECo postdoctoral fellowship alumnus and current Smith Fellow. Hi, Tom! Tell…
November 12, 2025
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Critics say removing ocean plastic can be expensive, harmful to animals and detract from efforts to stop waste at source.
Could ocean plastic cleanups be doing more harm than?…
September 26, 2024
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Could ocean plastic cleanups be doing more harm than good?
Critics say removing ocean plastic can be expensive, harmful to animals and detract from efforts to stop waste at…
September 26, 2024
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Neuston, we have a problem: why do we know so little about the creatures floating on the ocean surface?
They withstand ocean storms, extreme heat and may impact everything from coral reefs to the deep sea. Why has it taken so long to pay attention to the? …
July 29, 2024
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The Dark Side of Ocean Cleanup Technology
ECo Faculty Rebecca Helm and colleagues think the trash-collecting machines are harming more ocean organisms than they’re.…
February 2, 2024
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The Dark Side of Ocean Cleanup Technology
Some marine biologists think the trash-collecting machines are harming more ocean organisms than they’re.…
January 23, 2024
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An Unexpected Haven: North Pacific “Garbage Patch” Teems With Life
The North Pacific “Garbage Patch” is not only infamous for its plastic debris accumulation but also serves as a habitat for a multitude of marine species such as jellyfish,…
July 16, 2023
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A surprising number of drifting sea creatures found living in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
With neustons so plentiful in the Sargasso, the scientists wondered if there might also be a neuston presence in an ocean region shaped by similar surface current activity: the…
May 5, 2023
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The UN Agreed to a Historic Treaty To Protect Marine Life. Now What?
Marine biologist Rebecca Helm gives her take on what the historic United Nations treaty to protect the high seas means for the fight against climate.…
April 24, 2023
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Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch Is Bursting With Life
It is a rare chance to see the impact of a natural disaster on the ocean more than a decade after it occurred, said Rebecca Helm, a marine biologist at Georgetown University who…
April 17, 2023