General Information About Ocean Chemistry While Oil Gently Seeps from the Seafloor May. 14, 2009 - Oil naturally leaking into the ocean offers a 'laboratory' to study accidential spills A Deep-sea Chemical-Sniffing Bloodhound Dec. 30, 2008 - WHOI engineer develops a small, tough mass spectrometer to work in the ocean Tracking Nitrogen's Elusive Trail in the Ocean Dec. 12, 2008 - The 'isotope effect' offers a new way to follow where nitrogen goes Another Greenhouse Gas to Watch: Nitrous Oxide Dec. 12, 2008 - Where are steadily rising levels of the gas coming from? Listening In As Bacteria 'Talk' to Each Other Nov. 3, 2008 - A graduate student explores the microbial mysteries of quorum sensing Researchers Band Together to Create a Band Oct. 27, 2008 - An audio slideshow on the music (and science) of the band, Willis How Does Nature Deal with Persistent Pollutants? Oct. 22, 2008 - Graduate student explores biomagnification of chemicals up the food chain For Graduate Student, Research Is a Gas Jul. 24, 2008 - Well, two gases actually, and both have key impacts on climate DMS: The Climate Gas You've Never Heard Of Jul. 17, 2008 - Made by tiny plants in the ocean, dimethylsulfide helps make clouds in the sky Seabirds Use Their Sense of Smell to Find Food Jul. 17, 2008 - The not-so-sweet smell of a good meal in the ocean is a gas called dimethylsulfide Can't Bring Deep-sea Samples Up? Send a Lab Down. May. 9, 2008 - Engineers develop instruments to analyze materials that only exist in the depths To Fertilize, or Not to Fertilize Feb. 6, 2008 Lost City Pumps Life-essential Chemicals at Rates Unseen at Typical Black Smokers Jan. 31, 2008 - Chemistry at Atlantic hydrothermal vent site may be analog for origins of life Growing Marine Plants Need Their Vitamins Jun. 7, 2007 - Vitamin B12 has impacts on the ocean food web and Earth's climate Deep Ocean Waters Don't Run Still May. 4, 2007 - Can “sticky” isotopes help us measure how water flows deep in the ocean? Cell-sized Thermometers Apr. 5, 2007 - Can the shells of microscopic organisms be used to measure past deep-ocean temperatures? How Long Can the Ocean Slow Global Warming? Nov. 29, 2006 - How much excess carbon dioxide can the ocean hold and how will it affect marine life? A Journey to the Ocean's Twilight Zone Aug. 16, 2006 - A conversation with marine biogeochemist Ken Buesseler Swimming in the Rain Aug. 16, 2006 - Novel untethered vehicle catches 'marine snow' falling through the sea Into the 'Mouth of Hell' Jun. 9, 2006 - A journey into the crater of an active volcano The Remarkable Diversity of Seafloor Vents Feb. 13, 2004 - Explorations reveal an increasing variety of hydrothermal vents When Seafloor Meets Ocean, the Chemistry Is Amazing Feb. 13, 2004 - In more and more places, scientists are finding large amounts of natural gas on the ocean bottom
Carbon Cycle Rose Kantor Nov. 13, 2009 - Quorum sensing among bacteria Exploring an Icy, Invisible Realm in Antarctica Oct. 28, 2009 - Audio Slideshow: Researchers search for tiny marine life at the heart of a fertile ecosystem Turning Carbon Dioxide Gas into Rock Oct. 22, 2009 - Audio Slideshow: An MIT/WHOI student examines a fascinating natural process in Oman To Free a Tangled Whale Sep. 11, 2009 - ... and other recent findings by WHOI researchers Ocean Conveyor's 'Pump' Switches Back On Jan. 9, 2009 - How will climate warming affect ocean circulation? The answer isn't so simple. A Most Ingenious Paradoxical Plankton Nov. 25, 2008 - How do similar organisms co-exist in the same ecological niche? Listening In As Bacteria 'Talk' to Each Other Nov. 3, 2008 - A graduate student explores the microbial mysteries of quorum sensing To Fertilize, or Not to Fertilize Feb. 6, 2008 Proposals Emerge to Transfer Excess Carbon into the Ocean Jan. 11, 2008 - Increasing urgency about climate change has spurred schemes that may seem radical Dumping Iron and Trading Carbon Jan. 10, 2008 - Profits, pollution, and politics all will play roles in ocean iron fertilization Lessons from Nature, Models, and the Past Jan. 9, 2008 - Other lines of evidence inform the debate on ocean iron fertilization What Are the Possible Side Effects? Jan. 8, 2008 - The uncertainties and unintended consequences of manipulating ecosystems Will Ocean Iron Fertilization Work? Jan. 7, 2008 - Getting carbon into the ocean is one thing. Keeping it there is another. Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron Nov. 13, 2007 - Should we add iron to the sea to help reduce greenhouse gases in the air? Growing Marine Plants Need Their Vitamins Jun. 7, 2007 - Vitamin B12 has impacts on the ocean food web and Earth's climate Follow the Carbon Trail Mar. 2, 2007 - The movement and transformation of carbon in the ocean have large climate implications Sunspots, Sea Changes, and Climate Shifts Jan. 5, 2007 - Does solar activity or ocean circulation—or both—drive changes in the atmosphere? How Long Can the Ocean Slow Global Warming? Nov. 29, 2006 - How much excess carbon dioxide can the ocean hold and how will it affect marine life? A Journey to the Ocean's Twilight Zone Aug. 16, 2006 - A conversation with marine biogeochemist Ken Buesseler Swimming in the Rain Aug. 16, 2006 - Novel untethered vehicle catches 'marine snow' falling through the sea Transparent Animal May Play Overlooked Role in the Ocean Jun. 30, 2006 - Swarming by the billions, gelatinous salps transport tons of carbon to the depths Earth Can't Soak Up Excess Fossil Fuel Emissions Indefinitely Oct. 5, 2005 - By the end of the century, the land and ocean may reach their capacity to absorb greenhouse gas from the atmosphere Little Things Matter A Lot Mar. 11, 2005 - Overlooked in the ocean until the 1970s, cyanobacteria are among Earth's most important organisms Mistaken Identity Feb. 10, 2005 - Two bromine compounds found in whale blubber are natural products, not industrial pollutants Mixing Oil and Water Jun. 23, 2004 - Tracking the sources and impacts of oil pollution in the marine environment
Chemistry of Groundwater ‘Seasonal Pump’ Moves Water Between Ocean and Aquifers Nov. 10, 2005 - Seawater is drawn underground in winter and flows into ocean in summer Water Flowing Underground Dec. 10, 2004 - New techniques reveal the importance of groundwater seeping into the sea
Chemistry of Pollution To Free a Tangled Whale Sep. 11, 2009 - ... and other recent findings by WHOI researchers While Oil Gently Seeps from the Seafloor May. 14, 2009 - Oil naturally leaking into the ocean offers a 'laboratory' to study accidential spills Tracking Nitrogen's Elusive Trail in the Ocean Dec. 12, 2008 - The 'isotope effect' offers a new way to follow where nitrogen goes Researchers Band Together to Create a Band Oct. 27, 2008 - An audio slideshow on the music (and science) of the band, Willis How Does Nature Deal with Persistent Pollutants? Oct. 22, 2008 - Graduate student explores biomagnification of chemicals up the food chain Knorr Skirts Ice to Search for 'Arctic Haze' Jun. 11, 2008 - WHOI research ship helps track pollutants and their impacts near the Pole The Oceans Feel Impacts from Acid Rain Apr. 15, 2008 - Chemicals from power plants and farming especially affect coastal waters Protecting Public Health by Preventing Pollution Apr. 3, 2008 - A graduate student seeks ways to curtail contaminants in the environment Making Nanotubes Without Harming the Environment Apr. 3, 2008 - Scientists seek to help industry manufacture new 'wonder material' safely Are Pollutants Disrupting Marine Ecosystems? Oct. 18, 2007 - A WHOI researcher stands up for the spineless—invertebrates in coastal waters Still Toxic After All These Years Apr. 23, 2007 - Does oil spilled in 1969 still have impacts on wildlife? Ask a fiddler crab. Mistaken Identity Feb. 10, 2005 - Two bromine compounds found in whale blubber are natural products, not industrial pollutants Water Flowing Underground Dec. 10, 2004 - New techniques reveal the importance of groundwater seeping into the sea Oil in Our Coastal Back Yard Oct. 13, 2004 - Spills on WHOI's shores set the stage for advances in mitigating and remediating oil spills Mixing Oil and Water Jun. 23, 2004 - Tracking the sources and impacts of oil pollution in the marine environment
Nutrients Having Their Phosphorus and Eating It Too Nov. 4, 2009 - Plankton’s unusual ability may give it an ecological edge Exploring an Icy, Invisible Realm in Antarctica Oct. 28, 2009 - Audio Slideshow: Researchers search for tiny marine life at the heart of a fertile ecosystem To Free a Tangled Whale Sep. 11, 2009 - ... and other recent findings by WHOI researchers A Deep-sea Chemical-Sniffing Bloodhound Dec. 30, 2008 - WHOI engineer develops a small, tough mass spectrometer to work in the ocean Tracking Nitrogen's Elusive Trail in the Ocean Dec. 12, 2008 - The 'isotope effect' offers a new way to follow where nitrogen goes Another Greenhouse Gas to Watch: Nitrous Oxide Dec. 12, 2008 - Where are steadily rising levels of the gas coming from? A Most Ingenious Paradoxical Plankton Nov. 25, 2008 - How do similar organisms co-exist in the same ecological niche? Researchers Band Together to Create a Band Oct. 27, 2008 - An audio slideshow on the music (and science) of the band, Willis The Spiral Secret to Mammal Hearing Sep. 17, 2008 - ... and other recent research findings by WHOI scientists Dumping Iron and Trading Carbon Jan. 10, 2008 - Profits, pollution, and politics all will play roles in ocean iron fertilization Will Ocean Iron Fertilization Work? Jan. 7, 2008 - Getting carbon into the ocean is one thing. Keeping it there is another. Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron Nov. 13, 2007 - Should we add iron to the sea to help reduce greenhouse gases in the air? Deep-sea Tubeworms Get Versatile 'Inside' Help Jan. 12, 2007 - Scientists find first known organism that makes organic carbon by two different means A Journey to the Ocean's Twilight Zone Aug. 16, 2006 - A conversation with marine biogeochemist Ken Buesseler Swimming in the Rain Aug. 16, 2006 - Novel untethered vehicle catches 'marine snow' falling through the sea Ocean Microscope Reveals Surprising Abundance of Life Jul. 25, 2006 - Widespread bacterial colonies may play crucial role in ocean ecosystem The Oceans Have Their Own Weather Systems Apr. 13, 2006 - Pioneering expeditions investigate how eddies make life bloom in oceanic deserts Seeing Red in New England Waters Jun. 1, 2005 - WHOI researchers detect a massive bloom of algae before it hits the coast A Fatal Attraction for Harmful Algae Jan. 14, 2005 - Clay sticks to algae and sinks, offering a potential solution to an expensive and deadly problem Red Tides and Dead Zones Dec. 22, 2004 - The coastal ocean is suffering from overload of nutrients Where the Rivers Meet the Sea Dec. 16, 2004 - The transition from salt to fresh water is turbulent, vulnerable, and incredibly bountiful Water Flowing Underground Dec. 10, 2004 - New techniques reveal the importance of groundwater seeping into the sea The Growing Problem of Harmful Algae Nov. 12, 2004 - Tiny plants pose potent threat to those who live in and eat from the sea Down on the Farm...Raising Fish Sep. 21, 2004 - Aquaculture offers a sustainable source of seafood, but raises its own set of problems The Grass is Greener in the Coastal Ocean Apr. 1, 2004 - Coastal waters teem with life, but sometimes scientists can’t explain why
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