http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/oceans.html Oceanography and ocean engineering headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/oceans.html 88 31 Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/lifestyle-0522.html Marine bacteria in the wild organize into professions or lifestyle groups that partition many resources, rather than competing for them, according to MIT research that could change the way scientists approach the classification of microbes. Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/lifestyle-0522.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/microbe-fest-tt0521.html A sea-dwelling microbe of global importance discovered only 20 years ago by researchers, including one at MIT, is the focus of a two-day "party" of sorts May 30-31 at MIT. Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/microbe-fest-tt0521.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/hurricane-tt0409.html Knowing how powerful a hurricane will be can help to save lives. Airplanes currently provide this crucial data by flying into the storm, gathering wind speed informaion. Some MIT researchers now think there's a better way: using sound. Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/hurricane-tt0409.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/microbes-0303.html Microbes living in the oceans play a critical role in regulating Earth's environment, but very little is known about their activities and how they work together to help control natural cycles of water, carbon and energy. Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/microbes-0303.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/riverplants-0131.html Aquatic plants in rivers and streams may play a major role in the health of large areas of ocean coastal waters, according to recent MIT research that could have inform efforts to damp storm surge and lower nutrient levels. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/riverplants-0131.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/ancient-wine-1029.html For the first time, researchers have identified DNA from inside ceramic containers in an ancient shipwreck on the seafloor, making it possible to determine what the ship's cargo was even though there was no visible trace of it. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/ancient-wine-1029.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/nu-doherty-tt1024.html Nominations are now open for the Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization. All nontenured MIT faculty members from any department are eligible. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/nu-doherty-tt1024.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/milgram-tt0919.html As MIT ocean engineer Jerry Milgram, legendary professor and "sea-going Sherlock Holmes," prepares to retire after more than four decades on the MIT faculty, his career is the focus of a new exhibition in the MIT Museum's Compton Gallery. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/milgram-tt0919.html