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Life in the Fast Lane

Observed by postdoctoral scholar Shawn Arellano (back left), Joint Program students Oscar Sosa and Jeanette Wheeler watch as fellow student Sara Bosshart adds fluorescein dye to WHOI’s racetrack flume to visualize how flowing water moves around a rock on the bottom. Currents near the seafloor influence dispersal of invertebrate larvae, distribution of food particles, and…

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Life in the Fast Lane
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Life in the Fast Lane

Cores for Climate History
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Cores for Climate History

Barnacle Build-Up
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Barnacle Build-Up

Airborne Oceanographer
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Airborne Oceanographer

Measuring Mercury
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Measuring Mercury

Checking the Day's Catch
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Checking the Day’s Catch

Framing a Field
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Framing a Field

Assembling an Observatory
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Assembling an Observatory

Krill, Get Ready for Your Close-Up
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Krill, Get Ready for Your Close-Up

Red River Valley
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Red River Valley

On the Scene
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On the Scene

A Day at the Beach
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A Day at the Beach

Using Tiny Animals to Study a Big Problem
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Using Tiny Animals to Study a Big Problem

Recycling in the Ocean
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Recycling in the Ocean

And the Band Played On
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And the Band Played On

Columbus Iselin, WHOI's second director
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Columbus Iselin, WHOI’s second director

Sentry on Patrol
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Sentry on Patrol

Flaring off in the Gulf
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Flaring off in the Gulf

Hardhats at Work
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Hardhats at Work

OBS Recovery
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OBS Recovery

A Coating of Many Colors
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A Coating of Many Colors

Sparring with JASIN
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Sparring with JASIN

Tapping a Small, High-Pressure Keg
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Tapping a Small, High-Pressure Keg

Ready to Launch
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Ready to Launch

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