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In the Zone

April 16, 2014

The hadal zone, which is made up primarily of ocean trenches and troughs at depths ranging from 6,000 to 11,000 meters, is the deepest marine habitat on Earth. Due […]

Unlocking the Mysteries of the Deep Ocean: AUV Orpheus

October 13, 2021

Introducing AUV Orpheus the next evolution of underwater technology to unlock the mysteries of the ocean and the hadal zone. Orpheus is a new class of autonomous underwater vehicle. It is capable of reaching any part of the ocean and of operating without human intervention during complex missions.

Orpheus explores the ocean’s greatest depths

September 18, 2019

Orpheus, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by WHOI, begins its descent into Veatch Canyon on the continental shelf off of the U.S. Northeast during one of several dives from the R/V Neil Armstrong in September 2019.

Preparing for HADES

April 5, 2015

In 2014 two expeditions organized by WHOI biologist Tim Shank‘s played a starring role in the HADES (Hadal Ecosystem Studies) project, a collaborative research program investigating the role that […]

Up From the Depths

November 5, 2014

WHOI-MIT graduate student Santiago Herrera examines a group of amphipods recovered from the Kermadec Trench in the spring of this year. Herrera and a team led by WHOI […]

Superbug from the Deep

May 25, 2014

A researcher examines a supergiant amphipod (Alicella gigantea), a crustacean brought up in a fish trap from 7,200 meters (nearly 4-1/2 miles) deep in the Kermadec Trench. How this […]

Trench Tidbits

May 15, 2014

Sadie Mills, from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand, keeps track of specimens being prepared by colleagues on the research vessel Thomas G. Thompson. Scientists […]

Big Shrimp

May 13, 2014

WHOI biologist Tim Shank examines a big shrimp captured in a trap 6,000 meters (about 3.75 miles) below the sea surface. It was collected during an NSF-funded cruise […]