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MIT, MIT EAPS | November 2, 2012
Sitting still or going hunting: Which works better?
Former Ferrari Group postdoc John Taylor (now a University Lecturer, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, UK) worked with Roman Stocker (CEE) in this study showing if you’re a microbe floating ... -
MIT Sea Grant | November 1, 2012
The American Lobster in a Changing Ecosystem: A US-Canada Science Symposium: November 27-30, 2012
Save the date for this MIT Sea Grant cosponsored event in Maine The status of the American lobster over the last decade is a story of contrasts. While lobster numbers from the Gulf of Maine northward have climbed to historic highs, southern New Englan... -
WHOI - Oceanus | November 1, 2012
Storms, Floods, and Droughts
The cycle that transports water around the Earth is intensifying -
WHOI News | November 1, 2012
New Research Consortium Brings Scientists, Fishermen, and Managers Together to Address Seal Issues in the Northeast
People come from miles away to see the seals off the shores of Cape Cod and surrounding regions, but the animals are creating some challenges for local fishermen. Recent increases in local seal abundance have led to concerns about fisheries interaction... -
MIT Sea Grant | October 31, 2012
Nominations open for Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization
Cambridge, MA, November 1, 2012 - The MIT Sea Grant College Program announces that nominations are now open for the Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization. All non-tenured MIT faculty members from any Institute department are eligible. Department h... -
MIT, MIT EAPS | October 31, 2012
Was Hurricane Sandy Caused by Climate Change?
Whenever there’s an extreme weather event, from a hurricane to a record drought, the question always arises: Is it climate change? Kerry Emanuel told NPR's Here & Now program that it’s hard to know for sure, but it is clear ... -
Featured Stories, MIT, MIT EAPS, MIT News, WHOI, WHOI News | October 29, 2012
Coral Reefs and Sinking Islands: Revisiting Darwin’s Other Theory
Related topics | Oceans and Climate -
WHOI - Oceanus | October 25, 2012
Bacteria Exhibit Altruistic Behavior
Some microbes make antibiotics to benefit their kin -
WHOI News | October 25, 2012
Fishing for Answers off Fukushima
Japan fisheries data provides insight into the fate and impacts of radionuclides from Fukushima 18 months after the worst accidental release of radiation to the ocean in history. -
WHOI News | October 23, 2012
Genetic Patterns of Deep-Sea Coral Provide Insights into Evolution of Marine Life
The ability of deep-sea corals to harbor a broad array of marine life, including commercially important fish species, make these habitat-forming organisms of immediate interest to conservationists, managers, and scientists. Understanding and protecting... -
MIT News | October 21, 2012
A better way to shed water
Condensers are a crucial part of today’s power generation systems: About 80 percent of all the world’s powerplants use them to turn steam back to water after it comes out of the turbines that turn generators. They are also a key element in desali... -
WHOI - Oceanus | October 19, 2012
Elemental Journeys
Humans have changed how chemicals move on our planet -
MIT, MIT EAPS | October 16, 2012
At MIT, Dalai Lama calls for better stewardship of Earth’s resources
Tibetan Buddhist leader urges a more enlightened view of self-interest in remarks at a conference held at MIT this week. EAPS' Kerry Emanuel participates in "Ethics, Economics and Environment" panel. -
Featured Stories, MIT, MIT Oceanography, WHOI | October 14, 2012
Geotraces: Building a Periodic Table for the Ocean
Related topics | Biogeochemical Cycles |Human Influences -
WHOI - Oceanus | October 12, 2012
Calculating Evaporation from the Ocean
Scientists strive to unravel a mix of dynamic factors -
WHOI News | October 11, 2012
Scientists Uncover Diversion of Gulf Stream Path in Late 2011
The Gulf Stream moved well north of its normal path in late October and early November 2011, causing warmer-than-usual ocean temperatures along the New England continental shelf, according to physical oceanographers at WHOI. -
WHOI - Oceanus | October 5, 2012
What Is the Sound of 130 Wind Turbines Turning?
Researchers record undersea sound at offshore wind farm site -
MIT, MIT EAPS | October 4, 2012
Ocean Microstructure and Why Study It?
Grad student Alec Bogdanoff is currently at sea making ocean microstructure measurements. Find out what that means and meet the team he works with at WHOI in today's NASA Earth Observatory blog entry. -
MITgcm News | October 4, 2012
Overflowing with Movies
Nuno Serra from the University of Hamburg has used MITgcm in many ocean modeling projects, both from a process-modelling perspective and "realistically", incorporating forcing from NCEP and ECMWF. He is especially interested in the processes regulating... -
MIT News | October 3, 2012
The mathematics of leaf decay
The colorful leaves piling up in your backyard this fall can be thought of as natural stores of carbon. In the springtime, leaves soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, converting the gas into organic carbon compounds. Come autumn, trees shed thei...
