Posts by David Levin
Scientists are tracking down deep sea creatures with free-floating DNA
Popular Science
Read MoreSpotlight: Annette Govindarajan
DNA detective—Genetic material in seawater provides WHOI biologist Annette Govindarajan with clues to investigate species in the ocean twilight zone.…
Read MoreThe Lungs of the Earth: Shifting a Metaphor from Superstition to Science
Georgetown Journal of Public Affairs
Read MoreSpotlight: Ken Buesseler
WHOI Radiochemist Ken Buesseler Ken Buesseler has always been fascinated by radioactivity. As a marine radiochemist, he uses radioactive particles—which…
Read MoreSpotlight: Kayla Gardner
Kayla Gardner, a PhD student in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program, aboard the SSV Corwith Cramer. (Photo by Erik Olsen) Kayla…
Read MoreThe $500 billion question
WHOI marine chemist Ken Buesseler (right), one of the authors of the study, deploys a sediment trap used to study…
Read MoreInforming Policy
Policy activities by members of the OTZ team have fallen into two categories: research and reporting, and leadership and influence.…
Read MoreThe Ocean Twilight Zone’s Impact on Climate
Scientists have long understood that the oceans can remove heat-trapping carbon from the atmosphere. As it does so, it can…
Read MoreConnecting Life in the Ocean Twilight Zone
The OTZ team is studying food webs in the twilight zone using a number of different methods. One important technique…
Read MoreUnderstanding Life in the OTZ
The Ocean Twilight Zone is home to some bizarre and beautiful life, like this showy bristle worm. Most of the…
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