Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) News Feed
Tracking Toxic Chemicals in Oil Spills
What does out of sight mean?
Figuring out where spilled chemicals end up is a challenge. Different compounds can travel different pathways in the environment—they can evaporate into the air, dissolve into surrounding waters, be eaten by microorganisms, or broken down by sunlight. Karin Lemkau is following the path of oil in San Francisco Bay.
Figuring out where spilled chemicals end up is a challenge. Different compounds can travel different pathways in the environment—they can evaporate into the air, dissolve into surrounding waters, be eaten by microorganisms, or broken down by sunlight. Karin Lemkau is following the path of oil in San Francisco Bay.
On the Trail of Mercury in the Ocean
Between smokestack and fish, mercury becomes more toxic
Powerful Currents in Deep-Sea Gorges
What drives currents up seafloor Grand Canyons?
Scientists Solve Deepwater Horizon Mystery, Find New Use for Flotsam
Tracking debris from damaged oil rigs could help forecast coastal impacts.
Also see Oceanus magazine article.
Also see Oceanus magazine article.
John Waterbury to Receive Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal
Award from National Academy of Sciences recognizes career spent understanding ecologically important marine microorganisms.
Clues in Shark Vertebrae Reveal Where They've Been
Scientists take advantage of a silver lining in mushroom clouds
Searching for Life on the Seafloor
Mid-Cayman Spreading Center could harbor unknown organisms
Follow the OASES 2012 blog.
Follow the OASES 2012 blog.
The Ocean's Tiny Chemists
A new tool helps sort out a hubbub of microbial activity in the sea
The Scientist Who Loved the Cold
MIT/WHOI graduate student studies ice in a warming world
Line W
A 10-year portrait of our planet
Study Examines How Diving Marine Mammals Manage Decompression
New work challenges the conventional wisdom that says the bends are not a problem for most marine mammals
Dive & Discover Expedition 14
Exploring life in Mediterranean deep brines
Tracking an Elusive Chemical
What impacts might estrogen have in the coastal ocean?
Assessing Fukushima's Impact on the Ocean
Researchers assess radioactivity released to the ocean from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power facility.
Into the Dark and Ice
First winter voyage to Chukchi and Bering Seas launched.
Follow the cruise blog.
Follow the cruise blog.
Two WHOI Scientists Receive Medals from AGU
Henry Dick and Joseph Pedlosky were selected to receive two of the American Geophysical Union’s most prestigious medals this year.
