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the foamy surface of the ocean
Article

Five Methods for Tracking the Ocean's Motion

From the time of Aristotle until the European Renaissance, a roughly 1,000-year...
February 2019
an oyster shell on a beach
Article

How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...
December 2018
Fossil mosasaur skull and partial skeleton sitting in what looks like the dirt it was excavated from.
Article

If You Build An Ocean, Sea Monsters Will Come

Building a productive ocean is complicated. The process is long (on the order of...
October 2018
Fish swim underwater amidst mangrove roots at Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Article

On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018
A green mahi-mahi fish underwater
Article

Fish Heart Out of Water

Under the lens of a microscope—in a shallow, glass well—spindly orbs pulse at...
June 2018
After the Japanese tsunami in 2011 over 280 Japanese species floated to the West Coast of the United States on marine debris. 
video

Invasive Species Hitch a Ride on Tsunami Debris

After the Japanese tsunami in 2011 over 280 Japanese species floated to the...
Thu, 04/19/2018 - 10:46
a pink coral
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Corals in the Juan de Fuca Canyon and the Davidson Seamount

Discover some amazing corals in this footage that shows and identifies a range of...
Fri, 07/22/2011 - 11:13
the loop current in the Gulf of Mexico
video

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
video

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 burning oil platform
video

Science in a Time of Crisis: Sampling the Source

Part 3 of a 6-part series describing Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's efforts...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 14:27
spewing oil from broken well
video

Science in a Time of Crisis: How Much Oil?

Part 2 of a 6-part series describing Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's (WHOI)...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 14:18
a tidal marsh under an overcast sky
video

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

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