WHOI Stories
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WHOI - Oceanus | May 6, 2013
Seafood Safety and Policy
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WHOI News | May 6, 2013
The Black Sea is a Goldmine of Ancient Genetic Data
When Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) marine paleoecologist Marco Coolen was mining through vast amounts of genetic data from the Black Sea sediment record, he was amazed about the variety of past plankton species that left behind their gene... -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 3, 2013
Tale of the Tuna
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WHOI - Oceanus | May 2, 2013
How Is Fukushima’s Fallout Affecting Marine Life?
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WHOI News | May 2, 2013
‘Dark Oxidants’ Form Away from Sunlight in Lake and Ocean Depths, Underground Soils
Breathing oxygen... can be hazardous to your health? Indeed, our bodies aren't perfect. They make mistakes, among them producing toxic chemicals, called oxidants, in cells. We fight these oxidants naturally, and by eating foods rich in antioxidants suc... -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 1, 2013
Radioisotopes in the Ocean
What's there? How much? How long? -
Featured Stories, MIT, WHOI | April 30, 2013
Oceans at MIT Makes a Splash at the Cambridge Science Festival
Related topics | Ocean Engineering | Oceans and Climate -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 30, 2013
ABCs of Radioactivity
A long and winding road to achieve stability -
WHOI News | April 29, 2013
WHOI to Host Public Event on Fukushima and the Ocean
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will host a free, public forum exploring the impact of Fukushima on the ocean and human health on May 9, 2013, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Redfield Auditorium, 45 Water Street, Woods Hole. -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 25, 2013
Japan’s Triple Disaster
Earthquake and tsunami led to release of radioisotopes -
WHOI News | April 22, 2013
Experts Call for Network to Monitor Marine Biodiversity
A group of oceanographic experts is calling for the establishment of a national network to monitor the diversity of marine life, a key bellwether of ocean and human health. Their work is described in the April 11 issue of BioScience. -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 19, 2013
Decoding the Mystery Fish
Scientists delve into the genome of the African coelacanth -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 16, 2013
Rebuilding Alvin: Loral O’Hara
A series on the people reassembling the iconic sub -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 12, 2013
Rebuilding Alvin: Rick Sanger
A series on the people reassembling the iconic sub -
WHOI News | April 10, 2013
Research Enables Fishermen to Harvest Lucrative Shellfish on Georges Bank
New scientific understanding of toxic algal blooms on Georges Bank, along with an at-sea and dockside testing protocol, has allowed fishermen to harvest ocean quahogs and surf clams in these offshore waters for the first time in more than two decades. ... -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 9, 2013
Rebuilding Alvin: Timothy Kling
A series on the people reassembling the iconic sub -
Featured Stories, MIT, WHOI | April 5, 2013
Sparks Fly as Art and Science Collide in “Ocean Stories”: A Review
Related topics |Human Influences | Oceans and Climate -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 4, 2013
Rebuilding Alvin: Brian Pepin
A series on the people reassembling the iconic sub -
WHOI News | April 3, 2013
An Ancient Biosonar Sheds New Light on the Evolution of Echolocation in Toothed Whales
New research, led by WHOI postdoctoral fellow Frants Havmand Jensen, shows that freshwater dolphins produce echolocation sounds at very low sound intensities compared to marine dolphins, and that the endangered Ganges river dolphins echolocate at surpr... -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 2, 2013
Rebuilding Alvin: Will Sellers
A series on the people reassembling the iconic sub
