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Detail of lipids in cell membranes

The cell membranes of single-celled marine life are mostly made of fatty compounds called lipids. They have a distinctive structure with hydrophilic (water-loving) “heads” and hydrophobic (water-avoiding) “tails” and are…

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El Nino

El Niño (Illustration by Jack Cook, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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First drawn map of the Titanic wreck site

Following the 1985 French-American expedition that discovered the wreck of Titanic, WHOI researchers William Lange, Elazar Uchupi, and Bob Ballard examined all the still and video images captured by deep-sea…

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CO Solubility Pump

Solubility Pump: Many different gases dissolve in seawater including oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide. Solubility of CO2 is strongly dependent on temperature, among other factors. The colder the water, the…

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