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 Research News
Having Their Phosphorus and Eating It Too
Planktons unusual ability may give it an ecological edge
Scientists discover a marine species with remarkable talents that help it corner the market on a scarce but critical nutrient in the oceans. |
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| WHOI Around the World |
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| Quote of the Week |
“This new path is not constrained by the continental shelf—it’s more diffuse. It’s a swath in the wide-open, turbulent interior of the North Atlantic and much more difficult to access and study.”
—Amy Bower, WHOI Senior Scientist
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 Voyage to the Remote Phoenix Islands
Eight atolls in the Pacific represent the world's largest marine protected area —October 16, 2009 |
 Floats Reveal Unknown Ocean Pathways
The North Atlantic's circulation is more complex than previously thought—October 9, 2009 |
 To Free a Tangled Whale
... and other recent findings by WHOI researchers—September 11, 2009 |
 Are Emperor Penguins Marching to Extinction?
... and other recent research findings by WHOI scientists—September 2, 2009 |
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Features |
 Exploring an Icy, Invisible Realm in Antarctica
Audio Slideshow: Researchers search for tiny marine life at the heart of a fertile ecosystem —null |
 The Hunt for Microbial 'Trojan Horses'
Should we beware of protists bearing pathogens?—October 2, 2009 |
 In Praise of Postdoctoral Scientists
Sept. 24 is declared the first annual 'National Postdoc Appreciation Day'—September 23, 2009 |
 Farming Shellfish in Zanzibar
Aquaculture project aims to produce food and reduce poverty —July 31, 2009 |
 Buoys Help Avert Whale-Ship Collisions
Specially engineered mooring system detects whales and warns ships—July 22, 2009 |
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Interviews & Quotes |
 Floating Without Imploding
A conversation with WHOI engineer Don Peters—July 1, 2009 |
 Let There Be Light in the Dark Depths
A conversation with WHOI engineer Jonathan Howland—June 15, 2009 |
 Armed and Dexterous
A conversation with WHOI engineer Matt Heintz—June 11, 2009 |
 Miles Under the Sea, Hanging on by Hair-Thin Fiber
A conversation with WHOI engineer Andy Bowen—June 4, 2009 |
 2,000 Batteries Under the Sea
A conversation with WHOI engineer Daniel Gomez-Ibaņez—June 5, 2009 |
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Around WHOI |
 The WHOI Marine Mammal Center Is Born ...
... and other stories from around WHOI—September 18, 2009 |
 A Diversity of Geoscientists
New Woods Hole program encourages underrepresented groups —August 21, 2009 |
 The Airplane That Studied the Ocean
Former oceanographic 'flyguy' reunites with his old plane—July 8, 2009 |
 MIT/WHOI Joint Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary
An unorthodox but highly successful marriage between proud institutions—February 6, 2009 |
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Students at Work |
 Turning Carbon Dioxide Gas into Rock
Audio Slideshow: An MIT/WHOI student examines a fascinating natural process in Oman —October 22, 2009 |
 Hurricane Hunter
Graduate student uncovers long-buried record of past storms —February 13, 2009 |
 What Makes the Great Ocean Currents Flow?
A graduate student explores the Gulf Stream and the Kuroshio—December 23, 2008 |
 The Turtle and the Robot
An old sea turtle teaches a young engineer about swimming—December 19, 2008 |
