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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

December 2012

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Happy Holidays!

A blue starfish was just one bright example of ocean life encountered during a month-long study of coral health in Micronesia. Read the expedition blog to learn what corals tell us about climate today and in the past, as well as to view more photos. (Photo by Maryann Kovacs, Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

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Storms, Floods and Droughts

The cycle that transports water around the Earth is intensifying, and you need only look at recent headlines to understand why studying it is important to scientists and society.

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Seal Study Consortium Formed

The new research group brings together researchers, fishermen and resources managers to understand the ecological role of seals in North Atlantic waters.

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Scientists Find Surprising Cause for Diminishing Ice

A team led by WHOI postdoctoral researcher Sébastian Bertrand (left) found that the Gualas Glacier in Chile is retreating because less snow is falling to replenish it.

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Altruistic Bacteria?

Researchers at WHOI and MIT show that marine bacteria can produce antibiotic compounds that kill unrelated bacteria, but do not harm their closest relatives.

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Ocean Rendezvous Rescues Research Project off Bermuda

Scientist Ruth Curry described the rescue as "the most exciting thing I've done in my 32 years of going to sea."
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Sea Snails' Shells Dissolving in Earth's Increasingly Acidic Ocean
CNN

Whale Calls Meet Citizen Science
Huffington Post

Why Hurricane Sandy Hit Staten Island So Hard
Accuweather.com

Why Did Horses Die Out in North America?
Horsetalk.co.nz

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Biologist Darlene Ketten Named AAAS 2012 Fellow

A marine biologist and neuro-anatomist, Darlene Ketten was elected  for contributions to the understanding of the biophysics of hearing in mammals and for development of ultra-high resolution imaging for diagnosis of hearing impairments.

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A Stalwart Survivor

The slate pencil urchin belongs to the only group of sea urchins known to survive the Permian-Triassic extinction that ocurred about 252 million years ago. This image is featured in the 2013 WHOI wall calendar, available now. 

 
 
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