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A bloom of algae from up above
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What Exactly Is a Red Tide?

Drifting throughout the ocean, invisible to the naked eye, are innumerable...
August 2018
Screenshot from video showing a close-up image of a plankton.
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The Secret Life of Plankton

Imagine if a fish at the market could tell you where it came from; what would it...
Fri, 08/25/2017 - 10:13
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
the oil on the surface
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The Gulf Oil Spill: Effects on Marine Life

The Deepwater Horizon disaster has imperiled the ecosystem along the U.S. Gulf...
Wed, 06/09/2010 - 15:48
Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
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Robotic Ocean Explorer

This is the world’s first unmanned, underwater robot—or “glider”—to cross...
Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:08
Small red hyperiid.
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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:47
The shell of a sea slug

A Microscopic Identity Crisis

Using DNA to identify larval species in the Gulf Stream Unseen by the human eye,...
August 2017
A female (top left) and male Photerus annecohenae. Note that females are larger than males (sexual dimorphism) and that males have bigger eyes.

You Light Up My World!

While people may give chocolates to the ones they love on Valentine’s Day,...
February 2017
One-meter-tall plastic drifters are released into the Gulf of Mexico in 2012. Over 300 of these drifters were released and their location information was sent to researchers every five minutes through GPS satellite.

CARTHE Drifters: Where does oil go when it is spilled?

Throw a message in a bottle into the vast ocean and where does it go? The answer to...
February 2014
An algal bloom, also known as a red tide, has converted the ocean's surf to a red color
Article

Scientists Work to Predict and Prevent Algae Blooms

Algae, like all organisms, normally grow in balance with their ecosystems, limited...
July 2011
The robotic underwater glider Scarlet Knight crossed the  Atlantic over the course of several months in 2009.
Article

Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean

Glider Technology Now Used to Study Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico The first...
October 2010
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