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
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7mins
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
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8mins
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
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6mins
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
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7mins
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
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5mins
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
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8mins
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
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7mins
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
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5mins
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
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5mins