Coastal Ocean Institute
From Oceanus Magazine
August 10, 2012
Underneath and Overlooked: Groundwater
A conversation with WHOI marine chemist Matt Charette
February 6, 2012
Tracking Toxic Chemicals in Oil Spills
Does out of sight mean into the air or into fish?
December 2, 2011
Tracking an Elusive Chemical: Estrogens
What impacts might these hormones have in the coastal ocean?
September 1, 2011
Shifting Sands and Bacteria on the Beach
Does ever-moving sand transport microbes along with it?
July 16, 2010
A Torrent of Crabs Running to the Sea
A student uncovers the natural history of a little-known species
October 2, 2009
The Hunt for Microbial 'Trojan Horses'
Should we beware of protists bearing pathogens?
May 14, 2009
While Oil Gently Seeps from the Seafloor
Oil naturally leaking into the ocean offers a 'laboratory' to study accidential spills
November 19, 2008
Shellfish's Mysterious Pathways to Adulthood
A grad student peers into the lives of larvae, before they grow up to be scallops
September 3, 2008
Testing the Waters and Closing Beaches
Researchers seek faster, better ways to detect harmful bacteria
July 31, 2008
Cytobot Gives Early Red Tide Warning
Automated underwater microscope detects unexpected harmful algal bloom
May 28, 2008
Popular Way to Assess Oil Spills Can Be Misused
WHOI chemist issues warning before 'pom-pom' method becomes standard practice
August 2, 2007
A 3-D Underwater Soundscape
A large-scale experiment sheds light on sound in the coastal ocean
June 27, 2007
The Ocean—Captured in a Box
An "experimentalist" encapsulates ocean fluid dynamics in the lab
June 13, 2007
Scientists Unearth Long Record of Past Hurricanes
Digging down in a Caribbean lagoon, researchers go back in time
April 23, 2007
Still Toxic After All These Years
Does oil spilled in 1969 still have impacts on wildlife? Ask a fiddler crab.
December 7, 2006
Lakes and Climates Have Their Ups and Downs
A history of water table changes reveals climate shifts and the potential for future drought
July 27, 2006
Chilly Scenes of Winter off Cape Cod
What happens in the coastal ocean when the winds blow and the waters cool?
March 22, 2006
What Brings the Food that Brings the Whales?
Scientists investigate delicately balanced ecosystem off Alaska
February 10, 2006
Graduate Student Discovers an Unusual New Species
Unlike other magnetotactic bacteria, the "barbell" bacterium heads in its own direction
November 10, 2005
'Seasonal Pump' Moves Water Between Ocean and Aquifers
Seawater is drawn underground in winter and flows into ocean in summer
September 9, 2005
Building an Automated Underwater Microscope
A conversation with biologist Heidi Sosik
July 15, 2005
Red Tide—Gone for Now, But Back Next Year?
WHOI researchers extend investigations of the Alexandrium bloom of 2005 and look for signs of future trouble
July 11, 2005
The Once and Future Danube River Delta
Past changes in World Heritage site offer lessons for proposed river projects
December 10, 2004
Water Flowing Underground
New techniques reveal the importance of groundwater seeping into the sea
November 16, 2004
Rising Sea Levels and Moving Shorelines
New tools and techniques show promise for better predictions and decisions about coastline change
October 13, 2004
Oil in Our Coastal Back Yard
Spills on WHOI's shores set the stage for advances in mitigating and remediating oil spills
October 4, 2004
Shaping the Beach, One Wave at a Time
New research is deciphering how currents, waves, and sands change our shorelines
April 1, 2004
The Grass is Greener in the Coastal Ocean
Coastal waters teem with life, but sometimes scientists can’t explain why