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The Promise and Perils of Seafloor Mining
Can minerals be extracted from the seafloor without environmental impacts?
Companies have launched plans to mine precious metals from the seafloor. How can scientists help locate mineral-rich sites? How can they help protect the unique oases of deep-sea life near these sites?
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Quote of the Week
“It's really exciting to see the broad range of things being worked on here.”
—Gar Secrist, WHOI Summer Student Fellow
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nullHaving Their Phosphorus and Eating It Too
Plankton’s unusual ability may give it an ecological edge —November 4, 2009
nullVoyage to the Remote Phoenix Islands
Eight atolls in the Pacific represent the world's largest marine protected area —October 16, 2009
nullFloats Reveal Unknown Ocean Pathways
The North Atlantic's circulation is more complex than previously thought—October 9, 2009
nullTo Free a Tangled Whale
... and other recent findings by WHOI researchers—September 11, 2009
Features
nullExploring an Icy, Invisible Realm in Antarctica
Audio Slideshow: Researchers search for tiny marine life at the heart of a fertile ecosystem —October 28, 2009
nullThe Hunt for Microbial 'Trojan Horses'
Should we beware of protists bearing pathogens?—October 2, 2009
nullIn Praise of Postdoctoral Scientists
Sept. 24 is declared the first annual 'National Postdoc Appreciation Day'—September 23, 2009
nullFarming Shellfish in Zanzibar
Aquaculture project aims to produce food and reduce poverty —July 31, 2009
nullBuoys Help Avert Whale-Ship Collisions
Specially engineered mooring system detects whales and warns ships—July 22, 2009
Interviews & Quotes
nullFloating Without Imploding
A conversation with WHOI engineer Don Peters—July 1, 2009
nullLet There Be Light in the Dark Depths
A conversation with WHOI engineer Jonathan Howland—June 15, 2009
nullArmed and Dexterous
A conversation with WHOI engineer Matt Heintz—June 11, 2009
nullMiles Under the Sea, Hanging on by Hair-Thin Fiber
A conversation with WHOI engineer Andy Bowen—June 4, 2009
null2,000 Batteries Under the Sea
A conversation with WHOI engineer Daniel Gomez-Ibaņez—June 5, 2009
Around WHOI
2009 summer student fellowsA Summer of Science on the Sea
WHOI Summer Student Fellowships offer a taste of research life—November 13, 2009
nullThe WHOI Marine Mammal Center Is Born ...
... and other stories from around WHOI—September 18, 2009
nullA Diversity of Geoscientists
New Woods Hole program encourages underrepresented groups —August 21, 2009
nullThe Airplane That Studied the Ocean
Former oceanographic 'flyguy' reunites with his old plane—July 8, 2009
Students at Work
nullTurning Carbon Dioxide Gas into Rock
Audio Slideshow: An MIT/WHOI student examines a fascinating natural process in Oman —October 22, 2009
nullHurricane Hunter
Graduate student uncovers long-buried record of past storms —February 13, 2009
nullWhat Makes the Great Ocean Currents Flow?
A graduate student explores the Gulf Stream and the Kuroshio—December 23, 2008
nullThe Turtle and the Robot
An old sea turtle teaches a young engineer about swimming—December 19, 2008

 

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