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A screenshot from the video of colorful corals.
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Slow Life: Time-Lapse on the Coral Reef

How does a coral spend its day? Most of us would say: not doing much. To the human...
Thu, 02/15/2018 - 10:59
A screenshot from the video of seagrass in Chesapeake Bay.
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Seagrasses and Light in the Chesapeake Bay

Seagrasses growing on the seafloor of the Chesapeake Bay rely on light to...
Fri, 01/12/2018 - 09:35
the loop current in the Gulf of Mexico
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Science in a Time of Crisis: Tracking the Currents

Part 5 of a 6-part series describing Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's efforts...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 15:44
animation of scan of ocean floor
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Science in a Time of Crisis: Searching for the Plume

Part 4 of a 6-part series describing Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's efforts...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 15:28
a tidal marsh under an overcast sky
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Science in a Time of Crisis: Oil Spill Pioneers

Part 1 of a 6-part series describing WHOI's efforts to understand the scope and...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 13:54
Dr. Rabalais speaking at a podium
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Dr. Nancy Rabalais: Troubled Waters in the Gulf of Mexico

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill brought the world’s attention to the Gulf of...
Thu, 04/07/2011 - 16:31
a medicine bottle with an image of the ocean
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Medicines from the Sea

You may not think of the ocean as a pharmacy but scientists are developing exciting...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 11:08
an oil tanker sinking
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Oil in the Ocean

In summer 2009, in the heart of New Orleans, a 600-foot tanker collided with a...
Fri, 06/11/2010 - 17:30
two scientists hammering a sediment core
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Oil and Water Don't Mix, Even After 40 Years

More than 40 years after the 1969 oil spill in Massachusetts’ Wild Harbor salt...
Mon, 05/03/2010 - 18:02
Screenshot from video showing tiny foraminifera.
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Foraminifera on the Seafloor

Dr. Karen Bice studies the foraminifera in ocean sediment to better understand...
Fri, 03/26/2010 - 12:01
A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
overview

Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...
April 2018
A crab sits on a coral with a sponge covering its head
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A Sponge Crab's Updo

The sponge on this crab's back is more than a stylish accessory. The sponges are...

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