Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

First Time in the Water

The next ship in the UNOLS fleet to be operated by WHOI, the R/V Neil Armstrong, was launched on Saturday, February 22, at the Dakota Creek Industries shipyard in Anacortes, Wash., where it is being built. The Armstrong was slowly lowered into the water over approximately four hours beginning at 3:00 a.m. to take advantage of a neap tide, when there is the least difference between high and low water, to minimize the impact of currents on the ship during the operation. The ship will be christened on March 29 and should be fully outfitted and ready for science by spring 2015. (Photo by Gary McGrath, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

New WHOI Facility Replicates Nature on Smaller Scales

This new outdoor system allows researchers to conduct a variety of experiments that mimic natural conditions using water from Vineyard Sound, or water treated in the lab.

Scientists Train the Next Generation on Oil Spill Research

WHOI scientists team up with high school students in Florida to collect remnants of oil washed ashore on Gulf Coast beaches from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Mysterious Jellyfish Makes a Comeback

The clinging jellyfish, a venomous, invasive species from the Pacific Ocean, may be increasing, in number and toxicity, in Atlantic waters.

How Do You Make an Ocean?

Slate

Oceans of Acid: How Fossil Fuels Could Destroy Marine Ecosystems

Featuring guest writer Scott Doney

NOVA

North American Scientists Track Incoming Fukushima Plume
BBC News

Palau Coral Reefs Thrive Despite Acidic Oceans
Sci Dev Net

Message Bottled in an Email

A biologist in Nova Scotia finds a message in a bottle that was released by WHOI scientists into the Atlantic Ocean nearly 60 years ago.

Join an Amazon Expedition!

Scientists of the Global Rivers Observatory invite you to join them on an expedition to heart of the Brazilian rainforest, December 8-13, 2014. Space is limited. Click here for a pdf with more information.