Phytoplankton
From Oceanus Magazine
Specks in the Spectrometer
An atomic odyssey from the Great Calcite Belt to a data point
Setting a Watchman for Harmful Algal Blooms
New undersea technology offers ways to monitor toxic outbreaks
Short-circuiting the Biological Pump
Tiny chemical compounds help choreograph a planet-size dance
A Telescope to Peer into the Vast Ocean
Epic voyage begins to illuminate the micro-universe across the Pacific
Jet Fuel from Algae?
Scientists probe fuel potential in common ocean plant
New Use for Well-known Algae
Same compound in ocean plant offers double scientific value
Trouble in the Tropics
Scientist explores mysterious food-borne illness: ciguatera
Proteomics Reveals Ocean's Inner Workings
Scientists adapt biomedical tool to study marine ecosystems
Uncovering the Ocean's Biological Pump
Scientists reveal the hidden movements of particles and chemicals in the sea
What Causes the Atlantic to Bloom?
Scientists find surprising trigger for spring plant growth
Art Meets Science in a Book called Bloom
Scientist tries her hand at distilling research into poetry
A Day in the Life of a Phytoplankter
A conversation with WHOI biologist Sam Laney
Brown Tides and Redfielders
Scientists probe the inner workings of harmful algae
Beneath Arctic Ice, Life Blooms Spectacularly
Pools of water atop ice act as lenses to focus sunlight
Scientists Discover the "Vitamin B12 Claw"
Newfound protein is key for algae growth in the ocean
Psychotherapy for Plankton
Life can be stressful out there in the microscopic marine world
New Ways to Analyze Ocean Imagery
... and other news from around WHOI
Scientists Use "ESP" to Track Harmful Algae
New Environmental Sample Processor could transform ocean monitoring
Holography and Oceanography
An audio slideshow on a new way to use lasers to reveal tiny sea life
Having Their Phosphorus and Eating It Too
Plankton's unusual ability may give it an ecological edge
A Most Ingenious Paradoxical Plankton
How do similar organisms co-exist in the same ecological niche?
DMS: The Climate Gas You've Never Heard Of
Made by tiny plants in the ocean, dimethylsulfide helps make clouds in the sky
What Are the Possible Side Effects?
The uncertainties and unintended consequences of manipulating ecosystems
Will Ocean Iron Fertilization Work?
Getting carbon into the ocean is one thing. Keeping it there is another.
Pilot Study Examines Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
WHOI Tropical Research Initiative funds investigation of toxic algae
Growing Marine Plants Need Their Vitamins
Vitamin B12 has impacts on the ocean food web and Earth's climate
Ocean Microscope Reveals Surprising Abundance of Life
Widespread bacterial colonies may play crucial role in ocean ecosystem
Building an Automated Underwater Microscope
A conversation with biologist Heidi Sosik
Little Things Matter A Lot
Overlooked in the ocean until the 1970s, cyanobacteria are among Earth's most important organisms
New Instrument Sheds Light on Bioluminescence
A WHOI engineer invents a device to measure a critical but elusive ocean phenomenon
Life in the Arctic Ocean
A unique, complex food web is fashioned by distinctive species and environmental factors
The Grass is Greener in the Coastal Ocean
Coastal waters teem with life, but sometimes scientists can’t explain why