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Elizabeth Halliday  Sand, Sun, Waves ... and Bacteria?
Every year bacteria close beaches nationwide. One student wants to know why.
Elizabeth Halliday spent her summer at the beach, but she wasn't swimming or sunbathing. Instead, the MIT/WHOI Joint Program student traveled to Provincetown three times per week to collect samples of sand and water in order to study the source of bacteria that can lead to periodic beach closures both on the Cape and around the country.
Life in the Coral Triangle Multimedia
Life in the Coral Triangle
WHOI's Tim Shank describes just a fraction of the astounding life he and his team found recently at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean's Coral Triangle.

Boy Scouts Get a Taste of OceanographyOceanus Magazine
Boy Scouts Get a Taste of Oceanography
WHOI engineer helps Scouts earn merit badges at national Jamboree.

WHOI Scientists Map and Confirm Origin of Large, Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf News Release
Plume in the Gulf
Presence of underwater hydrocarbon plume confirmed.

WHOI Returns to the TitanicAround WHOI
WHOI Returns to the Titanic
A multi-institution expedition co-led by WHOI set off Monday from St. John's, Newfoundland, for the wreck of the RMS Titanic to survey the site in high-definition and 3-D.

WHOI in Times SquareJoin the WHOI Community
WHOI in Times Square
Raising awareness of the global ocean in the Crossroads of the World.

WHOI Image of the Day  
alvin on titanic
RMS Titanic, Meet DSV Alvin
Recent WHOI in the News [more

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
New Titanic Pictures Mark 25th Anniversary of Discovery
National Geographic

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Witness: Titanic discovery
BBC World Service

Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Low tides explained by eddy patterns in the Sargasso Sea
Bermuda Sun

Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Are the Oceans Getting Saltier?
Discovery News

Thursday, August 26, 2010
Deep-sea images reveal colorful life off Indonesia
The Associated Press

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