Research Highlights
Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Research Highlights
April 25, 2013
Japan's Triple Disaster
Earthquake and tsunami led to release of radioisotopesSource: Oceanus Magazine
March 21, 2013
Lyme Disease Bacteria Have Quirky Needs
Unlike most organisms, it uses manganese instead of ironSource: Oceanus Magazine
January 16, 2013
Groundwater: The River No One Sees
Corals help measure hidden flowSource: Oceanus Magazine
December 5, 2012
Barnacles and Biofilms
Could tiny predators help banish barnacles?Source: Oceanus Magazine
November 20, 2012
The Retreat of the Gualas Glacier
Scientists find a surprising cause for diminishing icefieldsSource: Oceanus Magazine
November 16, 2012
The Glacial Chronicles
A student documents life and research in GreenlandSource: Oceanus Magazine
November 9, 2012
River Quest
Scientists sample the world's rivers to assess the planet's healthSource: Oceanus Magazine
October 25, 2012
Bacteria Exhibit Altruistic Behavior
Some microbes make antibiotics to benefit their kinSource: Oceanus Magazine
October 19, 2012
Elemental Journeys
Humans have changed how chemicals move on our planetSource: Oceanus Magazine
September 14, 2012
Deep-sea Vents Yield New Species
Scientists explore the Mid-Cayman Rise in the CaribbeanSource: Oceanus Magazine
September 6, 2012
Oil, Coral, and Carbon
WHOI scientists visit Gulf of Mexico and Arctic OceanSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 10, 2012
Underneath and Overlooked: Groundwater
A conversation with WHOI marine chemist Matt CharetteSource: Oceanus Magazine
May 31, 2012
Scientists Discover the "Vitamin B12 Claw"
Newfound protein is key for algae growth in the oceanSource: Oceanus Magazine
May 21, 2012
New Study by WHOI Scientists Provides Baseline Measurements of Carbon in Arctic Ocean
Source: Media Relations
March 9, 2012
Lessons from the 2011 Japan Quake
What have scientists learned about its cause and consequences?Source: Oceanus Magazine
February 29, 2012
Marine Microbes vs. Cystic Fibrosis
Scientist seeks medicines from natureSource: Oceanus Magazine
February 6, 2012
Tracking Toxic Chemicals in Oil Spills
Does out of sight mean into the air or into fish?Source: Oceanus Magazine
February 1, 2012
On the Trail of Mercury in the Ocean
Between smokestack and fish, mercury becomes more toxicSource: Oceanus Magazine
January 19, 2012
Scientists Solve a Deepwater Horizon Mystery
What was that odd flotsam that appeared after the Gulf oil spill?Source: Oceanus Magazine
December 28, 2011
Searching for Life on the Seafloor
Mid-Cayman Spreading Center could harbor unknown organismsSource: Oceanus Magazine
December 2, 2011
Tracking an Elusive Chemical: Estrogens
What impacts might these hormones have in the coastal ocean?Source: Oceanus Magazine
November 23, 2011
The Ocean's Tiny Chemists
A new tool helps sort out a hubbub of microbial activity in the seaSource: Oceanus Magazine
October 12, 2011
Every Chromatogram Tells a Story
Technique detects the multitude of chemical compounds in oilSource: Oceanus Magazine
September 14, 2011
Research Road Trip
Audio slideshow: A three-day, 500-mile quest for tarballsSource: Oceanus Magazine
September 9, 2011
Psychotherapy for Plankton
Life can be stressful out there in the microscopic marine worldSource: Oceanus Magazine
September 5, 2011
Up From the Seafloor Came a Bubbling Brew
Scientists use a novel method to measure rate of Deepwater Horizon oil spewing into the GulfSource: Oceanus Magazine
July 21, 2011
Four Men. Twelve Hours. One Crucial Sample.
In a tense overnight mission, scientists grab oil from the deepSource: Oceanus Magazine
July 18, 2011
A Plume of Chemicals from Deepwater Horizon
Some hydrocarbons from the oil spill lingered in the depthsSource: Oceanus Magazine
April 20, 2011
A Small Sip from a Big Gusher
A deep-sea device proves ideal for getting essential samplesSource: Oceanus Magazine
April 15, 2011
Oil, Microbes, and the Risk of Dead Zones
Did oil-eating microbes deplete oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico?Source: Oceanus Magazine
April 1, 2011
When Science and the Media Mix
January 26, 2011
After the Oil Spill, Finding a Drop in the Ocean
New, highly sensitive method can track dispersant in Gulf of MexicoSource: Oceanus Magazine
January 10, 2011
Recycling Rare, Essential Nutrients in the Sea
Key marine bacterium appears to thrive by reusing scarce ironSource: Oceanus Magazine
November 5, 2010
Microbes Hitch Rides on Plastics in the Sea
Scientists reveal hidden microscopic world on floating plastic debrisSource: Oceanus Magazine
October 1, 2010
How Does Toxic Mercury Get into Fish?
A WHOI scientist examines mysterious chemistry in the seaSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 20, 2010
Plastic Particles Permeate the Atlantic
Scientists find new clues about what happens to plastics in the oceanSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 19, 2010
WHOI Scientists Map and Confirm Origin of Large, Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf
Source: Media Relations
April 25, 2010
Asphalt Volcanoes on the Seafloor
An audio slideshow on the exploration of Il DuomoSource: Oceanus Magazine
April 25, 2010
WHOI scientists find ancient asphalt domes off California coast
Source: Media Relations
March 12, 2010
The Once and Future Corals
An audio slideshow: Research on the reefsSource: Oceanus Magazine
March 5, 2010
Bacterial 'Conversations' Have Impact on Climate
'Quorum sensing' helps control how carbon moves in the seaSource: Oceanus Magazine
November 20, 2009
The Promise and Perils of Seafloor Mining
Can minerals be extracted from the seafloor without environmental impacts?Source: Oceanus Magazine
October 28, 2009
Exploring an Icy, Invisible Realm in Antarctica
Audio Slideshow: Researchers search for tiny marine life at the heart of a fertile ecosystemSource: Oceanus Magazine
December 12, 2008
Tracking Nitrogen's Elusive Trail in the Ocean
The 'isotope effect' offers a new way to follow where nitrogen goesSource: Oceanus Magazine
December 12, 2008
Another Greenhouse Gas to Watch: Nitrous Oxide
Where are steadily rising levels of the gas coming from?Source: Oceanus Magazine
November 25, 2008
A Most Ingenious Paradoxical Plankton
How do similar organisms co-exist in the same ecological niche?Source: Oceanus Magazine
October 22, 2008
How Does Nature Deal with Persistent Pollutants?
Graduate student explores biomagnification of chemicals up the food chainSource: Oceanus Magazine
July 24, 2008
For Graduate Student, Research Is a Gas
Well, two gases actually, and both have key impacts on climateSource: Oceanus Magazine
July 17, 2008
DMS: The Climate Gas You've Never Heard Of
Made by tiny plants in the ocean, dimethylsulfide helps make clouds in the skySource: Oceanus Magazine
June 25, 2008
Earth, Wind, and Fire in Antarctica
Scientists unravel a story inscribed in lava and written by the windSource: Oceanus Magazine
May 28, 2008
Popular Way to Assess Oil Spills Can Be Misused
WHOI chemist issues warning before 'pom-pom' method becomes standard practiceSource: Oceanus Magazine
April 3, 2008
Making Nanotubes Without Harming the Environment
Scientists seek to help industry manufacture new 'wonder material' safelySource: Oceanus Magazine
April 3, 2008
Protecting Public Health by Preventing Pollution
A graduate student seeks ways to curtail contaminants in the environmentSource: Oceanus Magazine
September 26, 2007
Extinction of Neanderthals Was Not a Climate Disaster Scenario
New Research Reveals That Abrupt Climate Change Was Not the Primary Cause of Species DisappearanceSource: Media Relations
September 25, 2007
WHOI Hosts Iron Fertilization Conference
Woods Hole Symposium Considers the Issues Involved in Using the Seas as a Solution to Global WarmingSource: Media Relations
September 7, 2007
Acid Rain Has a Disproportionate Impact on Coastal Waters
Research Suggests Sulfur, Nitrogen Emissions Play a Role in Changing Chemistry Near the CoastSource: Media Relations
May 18, 2007
B12 Is Also an Essential Vitamin for Marine Life
The vitamin has impacts on the marine food web and Earth?s climateSource: Media Relations
May 10, 2007
Effects of Climate Change and Ocean Acidification on Living Marine Resources
Scott Doney, Senior Scientist, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Department
Presented to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation's Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
April 26, 2007
Ocean's "Twilight Zone" Plays Important Role in Climate Change
New study identifies a critical link influencing the ocean's ability to store carbon dioxideSource: Media Relations
April 23, 2007
Still Toxic After All These Years
Does oil spilled in 1969 still have impacts on wildlife? Ask a fiddler crab.Source: Oceanus Magazine
April 2, 2007
The Growing Menace of Chemical War
Iraqi insurgents are now using suicide bombs laden with chlorine gas, a significant expansion in terrorism.
Victims of chlorine gas die miserably, as I learned as an undergraduate chemistry major....
Source: Providence Journal
March 2, 2007
Follow the Carbon Trail
The movement and transformation of carbon in the ocean have large climate implicationsSource: Oceanus Magazine
March 20, 2007
Researchers Find Substantial Amount of Mercury Entering the Ocean through Groundwater
New pathway for pollution may change views of how much mercury is lingering in coastal watersSource: Media Relations
November 29, 2006
How Long Can the Ocean Slow Global Warming?
How much excess carbon dioxide can the ocean hold and how will it affect marine life?Source: Oceanus Magazine
October 20, 2006
The Coral-Climate Connection
The skeletons of corals on the seafloor preserve records of how ocean circulation has changedSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 16, 2006
Swimming in the Rain
Novel untethered vehicle catches 'marine snow' falling through the seaSource: Oceanus Magazine
March 8, 2006
Dust Busters for the Oceans
A new instrument seeks answers that are blowing in the windSource: Oceanus Magazine
February 10, 2006
Graduate Student Discovers an Unusual New Species
Unlike other magnetotactic bacteria, the "barbell" bacterium heads in its own directionSource: Oceanus Magazine
October 5, 2005
Earth Can't Soak Up Excess Fossil Fuel Emissions Indefinitely
By the end of the century, the land and ocean may reach their capacity to absorb greenhouse gas from the atmosphereSource: Oceanus Magazine
March 8, 2005
The Deeps of Time in the Depths of the Ocean
Discoveries of unusual marine microbes are radically changing our views about the evolution of lifeSource: Oceanus Magazine
February 10, 2005
Mistaken Identity
Two bromine compounds found in whale blubber are natural products, not industrial pollutantsSource: Oceanus Magazine
December 10, 2004
Water Flowing Underground
New techniques reveal the importance of groundwater seeping into the seaSource: Oceanus Magazine
October 13, 2004
Oil in Our Coastal Back Yard
Spills on WHOI's shores set the stage for advances in mitigating and remediating oil spillsSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 24, 2004
Living Large in Microscopic Nooks
Newly discovered deep-sea microbes rearrange thinking on the evolution of the Earth? and life on itSource: Oceanus Magazine
February 13, 2004
The Remarkable Diversity of Seafloor Vents
Explorations reveal an increasing variety of hydrothermal ventsSource: Oceanus Magazine
February 13, 2004
When Seafloor Meets Ocean, the Chemistry Is Amazing
In more and more places, scientists are finding large amounts of natural gas on the ocean bottomSource: Oceanus Magazine
December 1, 1998
The Cauldron Beneath the Seafloor
Percolating Through Volcanic Subsurface Rocks, Seawater is Chemically Transformed into Hydrothermal FluidSource: Oceanus Magazine
December 1, 1998
How to Build a Black Smoker Chimney
The formation of mineral deposits at mid-ocean ridgesSource: Oceanus Magazine
