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Richard Murray Goes to Washington
Richard W. Murray, professor of earth and environment, is the new director of the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Sciences Division. Photo courtesy of Richard Murray March 16, 2015 1 Sara Rimer...
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Mapmaker/Matchmaker
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How the Past Can Guide Our Stewardship of Tomorrow’s Sustainable Oceans
BU researcher Emily Klein and her collaborators say that because our oceans are of increasing importance, from food security to biodiversity, ensuring wise future ocean stewardship is critical. Photo...
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The Deep Ocean Reveals Surprising Discovery about Immunity
A colorful deep sea soft coral with a squat lobster are illuminated by the ROV SuBastian in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area. Photo by Schmidt Ocean Institute Marine Science The Deep Ocean Reveals...
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There’s More to the Story behind Rare Glass Octopus Footage
“You can’t underestimate the ocean; every time I think I understand what’s going to happen, nature surprises me, and that is wonderful,” says BU marine scientist Randi Rotjan. Meet Rotjan and other...
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Empowering Citizen Scientists to Study and Protect Coastal Wetlands
Blue Carbon Empowering Citizen Scientists to Study and Protect Coastal Wetlands BU scientists develop portable sensors to measure carbon levels in coastal environments that are critical to fighting...
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New Bubble Popping Theory Could Help Track Ocean Pollution and Viruses
A bubble at the surface of a liquid bursts and creates three jet drops—BU researchers studied the first, or top, drop. Any particles trapped in that speedy drop are more likely to become highly...
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What Microbes Can Tell Us about Life on Earth and in Space
Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted in 2021, and again in August 2022, giving scientists like those in BU biologist Jeffrey Marlow’s lab—including PhD student Peter Schroedl (foreground)—the...
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For Coral Reefs, Temperature Is Everything—Is It Too Late to Save Them?
BU coral expert Sarah Davies compares coral rebounding after mass bleaching events to a boxing match: “Someone gets knocked down, but they get up. They get down, they get up again, but for how long...
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Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and...
2023 in Review Best of The Brink 2023: 10 Life-Changing Inventions, Amazing Discoveries, and Surprising Findings from BU Researchers Using AI to treat hypertension, how life begins on the edge of...
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