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Research Mission Studies Oil Spill Using Autonomous Underwater Vehicle And Mass Spectrometry

To characterize subsurface oil plumes in the Gulf using novel technology and the latest in biogeochemical techniques, a team of scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) embarked on June 17 for a 12-day research effort in the Gulf of Mexico. More

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Antarctic Shoal Breaks The Ice

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Sequencing Napoleon's Nemesis

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Membrane Protein Gymnastics

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Ancient Legends Once Walked Among Early Humans?

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Scientists Discover Source Of Essential Nutrients For Open-Ocean Algae
Sciences show that open-ocean microalgae obtain nitrate from deep waters as much as 250 meters below the surface.

Timely Technology Sees Tiny Transitions
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Studies Confirm Presence, Severity Of Pollution In National Parks
Toxic contamination from pesticides, the burning of fossil fuels, agriculture, industrial operations and other sources are a continuing concern in national parks of the West.

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