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Coral Clouds
WHOI senior scientist Konrad Hughen swims through dense clouds of bluestreak fusiliers in the Chagos Marine Reserve, the world’s largest no-take marine reserve. The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s…
Read MoreLocal Science, Global Impacts
WHOI Geology and Geophysics Chair Dan McCorkle spoke to a group of more than 100 WHOI Associates at the annual Afternoon of Science in July. McCorkle described a project funded…
Read MoreShells at Risk
For years WHOI researchers have been studying ocean acidification and its impacts on marine life. In 2009, WHOI postdoctoral scholar Justin Ries (now at Northeastern University) with WHOI scientists Anne…
Read MoreCorals and carbon
MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Hannah Barkley studies the impacts that warmer, more acidic seawater may have on corals. As atmospheric carbon dioxide rises, the ocean is absorbing more of the gas,…
Read MoreGrowing Crystals
Tom DeCarlo conducts experiments in the laboratory of WHOI geologist Glenn Gaetani to precipitate aragonite, the mineral that corals use to build their skeletons and construct coral reefs. DeCarlo, a…
Read MoreSquid Under Stress?
Squid are at the heart of the ocean food web. Many other animals depend on squid for sustenance, including fish, whales, walruses, seabirds, and people. The squid fishery in California…
Read MoreLocal Lessons, Global Impacts
WHOI scientists (left to right) Glen Gawarkiewicz, Scott Doney, Jeff Donnelly and Dan McCorkle are partnering with local groups to help improve the ability of the general public make informed decisions about climate…
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