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GulfCast: Dispatches from the Gulf

GulfCast: The “Dispatches from the Gulf” Podcast On April 20, 2010 the Deepwater Horizon disaster changed the lives of millions living near the Gulf of Mexico – as well as the scientists who responded... Read more

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GulfCast Ep. 50 - Saving Science

GulfCast Ep. 50 - Saving Science

Recent polls show that more people than ever before do not trust science or believe scientists. Scientists Sean Powers, ... Read more

1 Nov 2017

7mins

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GulfCast Ep. 49 - What We Know Almost Eight Years After The Oil Spill

GulfCast Ep. 49 - What We Know Almost Eight Years After The Oil Spill

Since 2010, hundreds of scientists have been researching the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Some are optimi... Read more

24 Oct 2017

8mins

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GulfCast Ep. 48 - Marine Snow – Underwater Blizzards

GulfCast Ep. 48 - Marine Snow – Underwater Blizzards

Marine snow is made up of particles of tiny algae, plants, feces, and pieces of dead animals. These particles get coloni... Read more

17 Oct 2017

6mins

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GulfCast Ep. 47 - Cynthia Smith: Marine Mammals in the Gulf

GulfCast Ep. 47 - Cynthia Smith: Marine Mammals in the Gulf

Dr. Cynthia Smith (NMMF) is a marine mammal veterinarian. She and her team are responsible for the medical care and well... Read more

11 Oct 2017

7mins

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GulfCast Ep. 46 - How Plants and Bacteria Work Together to Clean Up Oil

GulfCast Ep. 46 - How Plants and Bacteria Work Together to Clean Up Oil

Bay Jimmy, Louisiana is one of many small bays in the Mississippi River Delta whose marshes were hit hard by Deepwater H... Read more

4 Oct 2017

5mins

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GulfCast Ep. 45 - The LASER Cruise: Calm Seas

GulfCast Ep. 45 - The LASER Cruise: Calm Seas

The seas have calmed and the LASER crew is able to drop the drifters – about a 1,000 in total. Their GPS chips will rela... Read more

27 Sep 2017

7mins

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GulfCast Ep. 44 - The LASER Cruise: Rough Weather

GulfCast Ep. 44 - The LASER Cruise: Rough Weather

The Gulf of Mexico isn’t the stormiest place in the world, but 2016 was an El Nino year and several severe storms that c... Read more

20 Sep 2017

8mins

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GulfCast Ep. 43 - The LASER Cruise: Drifters

GulfCast Ep. 43 - The LASER Cruise: Drifters

When the Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred, it was difficult to know where the oil might end up. The LASER team’s goa... Read more

12 Sep 2017

7mins

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GulfCast Ep. 42 - The LASER Cruise: Meet Eric D’Asaro

GulfCast Ep. 42 - The LASER Cruise: Meet Eric D’Asaro

In January 2016, an international team of scientists assembled for a 31-day research mission to track ocean currents in ... Read more

6 Sep 2017

5mins

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GulfCast Ep. 41 - Kelly Dorgan: Animals in the Sediment

GulfCast Ep. 41 - Kelly Dorgan: Animals in the Sediment

Dr. Kelly Dorgan is a senior marine scientist at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. She and her team are studying the impacts o... Read more

30 Aug 2017

5mins

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