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 Features
Into the Wild Irminger Sea
WHOI ship, scientists, and crew probe strategic oceanic gateway
Neither 60-knot winds, 40-foot waves, nor icebergs big as buildings stayed these scientists and crew from completing their appointed mission to decipher currents pivotal to both the oceans' circulation and Earth's climate. |
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| WHOI Around the World |
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| Quote of the Week |
“Our ultimate goal is to talk to people about ocean acidification and how it might affect their endeavors.”
—Sarah Cooley, WHOI
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 The Socioeconomic Costs of Ocean Acidification
Seawater's lower pH will affect food supplies, pocketbooks, and lifestyles —January 8, 2010 |
 Tsunamis in the Caribbean? It's Possible.
March 25, 2005 |
 Should We Inject Carbon Dioxide into the Deep Ocean?
Study finds that some seafloor life may be harmed by high CO2 levels —December 22, 2009 |
 Ocean Acidification: A Risky Shell Game
How will climate change affect the shells and skeletons of sea life?—December 4, 2009 |
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 The Mysterious Movements of Deep-Sea Larvae
How do the tiny progeny of seafloor animals disperse through the ocean?—December 31, 2009 |
 Shipwrecks Offer Clues to Ancient Cultures
Modern deep-sea vehicles expand vistas to see into the past—December 18, 2009 |
 Life in the Arctic—After Climate Change
Audio slideshow: Exploring a delicately balanced polar ecosystem—November 24, 2009 |
 The Promise and Perils of Seafloor Mining
Can minerals be extracted from the seafloor without environmental impacts?—November 20, 2009 |
 Exploring an Icy, Invisible Realm in Antarctica
Audio Slideshow: Researchers search for tiny marine life at the heart of a fertile ecosystem —October 28, 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-Ibañez—June 5, 2009 |
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Around WHOI |
 A Summer of Science on the Sea
WHOI Summer Student Fellowships offer a taste of research life—November 13, 2009 |
 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 |
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Students at Work |
 Dye Sheds Light on Jet-Propelled Salps
A graduate student reveals locomotion in the ocean —December 11, 2009 |
 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 |
