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A Touchstone for Marine Chemists and Students Retires

A Touchstone for Marine Chemists and Students Retires

John Farrington touched the lives of hundreds of graduate and undergraduate students. He helped scores…
WHOI Opens New Research Facilities

WHOI Opens New Research Facilities

For the first time in 15 years, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has added significant…
Ocean Life
Scientists Find a New Twist in How Squids Swim

Scientists Find a New Twist in How Squids Swim

Erik Anderson was vexed by some scientific papers he read during his first year of…
How the Ocean Works
'Seasonal Pump' Moves Water Between Ocean and Aquifers

‘Seasonal Pump’ Moves Water Between Ocean and Aquifers

How the Ocean Works
An Experiment to Dye For

An Experiment to Dye For

WHOI scientists are exploring an experimental technique to track the complex movements of water in…
An Officer and a Graduate Student

An Officer and a Graduate Student

Six hundred eighty-two students have earned master?s and doctoral degrees since the MIT/WHOI Joint Program…
Ocean Tech
Double Duty for Ensign/Student Allison Berg

Double Duty for Ensign/Student Allison Berg

Ensign Allison Berg won the first Pittenger Fellowship for naval officers in MIT/WHOI Joint Program.…
Meet the Class of 2005-2007

Meet the Class of 2005-2007

Nine U.S. Navy officers are pursuing graduate degrees in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied…
Ocean & Human Lives
Anderson Addresses UN Ocean Commission

Anderson Addresses UN Ocean Commission

Senior Scientist Don Anderson of the WHOI Biology Department was invited to deliver the Bruun…
Sustainable Ocean
A Whole New Kettle of Fish

A Whole New Kettle of Fish

With most of the world?s fisheries already fully exploited or overexploited, the wild catch will…
Ocean Life
In and Out of Harm's Way

In and Out of Harm’s Way

Just a few more miles or a few more minutes. That’s what scientists and some…
Ocean & Human Lives
Red Tide—Gone for Now, But Back Next Year?

Red Tide—Gone for Now, But Back Next Year?

The historic bloom of toxic algae that blanketed New England's waters and halted shellfishing from…
How the Ocean Works
The Once and Future Danube River Delta

The Once and Future Danube River Delta

?The Danube River Delta is like the Everglades,? said Liviu Giosan, who grew up near…
Guy Nichols: Transforming Institutions

Guy Nichols: Transforming Institutions

Guy Nichols never shied away from tough jobs. And he never lost sight of the…
Ocean Tech
From Ancient Roman Omens, New Data on Solar Activity

From Ancient Roman Omens, New Data on Solar Activity

Because aurorae, comets, and meteors were omens, the Romans and other ancient peoples observed the…
Ocean & Human Lives
Seeing Red in New England Waters

Seeing Red in New England Waters

Coastal resource managers shut down shellfish beds in three New England states in mid-May—including rare…
Ocean & Human Lives
MIT/WHOI Graduate Leads the World's Tsunami Awareness Program

MIT/WHOI Graduate Leads the World’s Tsunami Awareness Program

Ocean & Human Lives
Building a Tsunami Warning Network

Building a Tsunami Warning Network

Since the great Indonesian earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004, policy-makers and scientists around…
Ocean Tech
What Could a Tsunami Network Look Like in the Future?

What Could a Tsunami Network Look Like in the Future?

The Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting (DART) system is battle-tested and operational, so it makes sense…
Ocean & Human Lives
Throwing DART Buoys into the Ocean

Throwing DART Buoys into the Ocean

Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) buoys are the foundation of warning network
Ocean Life
Mistaken Identity

Mistaken Identity

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have found that two chemicals accumulating in the…
Ocean Tech
The New Wave of Coastal Ocean Observing

The New Wave of Coastal Ocean Observing

Estuaries are the borderlands between salt and freshwater environments, and they are incredibly diverse both…
Climate & Weather
Shifting Continents and Climates

Shifting Continents and Climates

Sixty-five millions years ago, dinosaurs had just become extinct, and mammals were starting to dominate…
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