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Island Ferries Take on Role of Research Vessels Collecting Data about Nantucket Sound

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) biologist Scott Gallager and colleagues have installed a package of sensors on the 235-foot freight ferry Katama to…

Surf's up — and one coastal microbe has adapted

California beachgoers may look lazy. But just a few miles off shore, scientists have discovered that a common coastal strain of cyanobacteria works diligently…

NASA Looks Back at Hurricane Katrina One Year Later

Several NASA satellites gave important details about Katrina's storm structure and strength throughout her life cycle, aiding forecasters and emergency…

Planet Earth may have 'tilted' to keep its balance

By analyzing the magnetic composition of ancient sediments found in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, Princeton University's Adam Maloof has lent…

Weather Forecast Accuracy Gets Boost with New Computer Model

The high-resolution Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) is the first model to serve as both the backbone of the nation's public weather forecasts and…

Study provides first-ever look at combined causes of North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean freshening

In a report, published in the August 25, 2006 issue of the journal, Science, MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) senior scientist Bruce J. Peterson and his…

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