Tag: James Shine

  • Nation & World

    Fewer drops to drink

    With water scarcity a growing worldwide worry, Harvard programs, faculty, staff, and students are exploring ways to protect precious supplies, both globally and on campus.

    10 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Old specimens, fresh answers

    A project details changing levels of mercury in endangered albatrosses and highlights the importance of museum specimens in understanding past conditions.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Questions on an oil-dark sea

    The gigantic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico resulting from the catastrophe on BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig will change the way corporate officials think about future risks, Harvard officials say.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Marine science expert monitoring Boston Harbor pollution

    Harvard researcher James Shine is currently researching pollutants in the sediment of Boston Harbor and other harbors. He is crafting criteria for the Environmental Protection Agency that would measure pollution…

    1 minute