Stefan Helmreich conducts fieldwork aboard the unique FLIP ship | MIT News

MIT anthropologist is researching how scientists understand waves.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
Feb. 16, 2018 ~7 min

New type of virus found in the ocean | MIT News

The unusual characteristics of these abundant, bacteria-killing viruses could lead to evolutionary insights.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 24, 2018 ~7 min


Researchers establish long-sought source of ocean methane | MIT News

An abundant enzyme in marine microbes may be responsible for production of the greenhouse gas.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 7, 2017 ~8 min

Deep waters spiral upward around Antarctica | MIT News

Research reveals the upwelling pathways and timescales of deep, overturning waters in the Southern Ocean.

Lauren Hinkel | Oceans at MIT • mit
Sept. 26, 2017 ~9 min

Phytoplankton and chips | MIT News

Simons Foundation supports enhanced computer infrastructure for MIT's Darwin Project, which focuses on marine microbes and microbial communities.

Helen Hill | EAPS • mit
Aug. 4, 2017 ~9 min

In search of the fundamental laws of microecology | MIT News

A new MIT-led Simons Foundation collaboration aims to understand basic principles and laws of microbial ecosystems.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
May 30, 2017 ~6 min

Raffaele Ferrari receives Cody Award in Ocean Sciences | MIT News

EAPS professor honored for excellence in oceanography.

Lauren Hinkel | Oceans at MIT • mit
Oct. 4, 2016 ~5 min

Researchers find explanation for interacting giant, hidden ocean waves | MIT News

Better simulations of internal tides may benefit sonar communications, protect offshore structures, and more.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 28, 2016 ~8 min


MIT researchers prove fast microbial evolutionary bursts exist | MIT News

Study reveals closely related microbes can diversify rapidly via horizontal gene transfer.

Marilyn Siderwicz | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Sept. 22, 2016 ~6 min

Whales dine with their own kind | MIT News

Mapping whale calls, researchers find the predators feed in species-specific hotspots.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 2, 2016 ~8 min

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