Bacteria Feeding on Arctic Algae Blooms can Seed Clouds

A new study co-authored by EAPS graduate student Astrid Pacini finds that bacteria normally found near the sea floor was present in the air above the ocean surface, suggesting ocean currents and turmoil help make the bacteria airborne. View all spotlights

A Tunnel to the Twilight Zone

Blue sharks ride deep-swirling currents to the ocean’s midwater at mealtime View all spotlights

Tuna are Spawning in Marine Protected Areas

Despite being highly migratory, tuna may benefit from ocean sanctuaries, study finds. View all spotlights

Health Effects of China’s Climate Policy Extend Across Pacific

Improved air quality could prevent nearly 2,000 premature deaths in the U.S. View all spotlights

Breaching a “Carbon Threshold” Could Lead to Mass Extinction

Carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences, study finds. View all spotlights

The Wolf of Washington

EAPS graduate student Martin Wolf advocates for science policy in Washington, D.C. View all spotlights

Charting Uncharted Territory

With the Follows group, CBIOMES makes new connections to fill in the knowledge gaps in ocean biogeochemistry. View all spotlights

NASA Makes Dual Investment in Ocean Worlds Research at WHOI

Agency funds five-year effort to understand the potential for life in outer solar system and establishes a new Network for Ocean Worlds. Collaborator EAPS professor and oceanographer John Marshall is working with the team looking at ice moons. View all spotlights

Julien de Wit on Searching for Red Worlds in the Northern Skies

MIT has completed the installation of its newest exoplanet-hunting telescope, Artemis, in the Canary Islands, joining the SPECULOOS network. View all spotlights

Congratulations to EAPS Class of 2019

Degrees awarded during the 2018/2019 academic year. Degrees are conferred in September, February and June. View all spotlights

An Escape Route for Carbon

Study shows minerals sequester carbon for thousands of years, which may explain oxygen’s abundance in the atmosphere. View all spotlights