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Glacial Pace
The science crew aboard M/V Viking Madsalex waits in Sermilik Fjord in southeastern Greenland for a helicopter that will take them closer to Helheim Glacier, at the head of the…
Read MorePinpoint Accuracy
WHOI microbiologist Craig Taylor used a lathe to fashion this device out of polycarbonate. It is an inlet port for an underwater instrument called the submersible incubation device. The central…
Read MoreOld, Cold Seafloor
Well-bundled against the cold, WHOI engineer Christopher Griner (left) and guest student Christopher Maio prepare the Giant Gravity Core to sample seafloor sediments near the mouth of the Mackenzie River…
Read MoreTale of the Scales
WHOI biologist Joel Llopiz examines scales of haddock collected on annual surveys by the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service to assess fish stocks. The scales, dating back to the 1930s,…
Read MoreTop Floor
An “elevator” carrying samples from hydrothermal vents is hoisted from the water as members of the science team aboard R/V Atlantis watch from the rail of the ship. The elevator…
Read MoreJust Passing Through
On recent evening in late January, R/V Atlantis approached the Bridge of the Americas on its way from the Pacific Ocean to the Panama Canal. After a stop in New…
Read MoreGood Dive!
Patrick Neumann, an able-bodied seaman on the research vessel Atlantis, grasps one of the manipulator hands of the submersible Alvin following a successful test dive in the Pacific Ocean. Alvin…
Read MoreAll Eyes
Miriam Sollich, a graduate student at the Center for Marine Environmental Sciences in Bremen, Germany, keeps a close eye on the pressure of a nitrogen tank as she prepares an…
Read MoreDeepwater Detective
WHOI marine chemist Chris Reddy holds a piece of debris found in 2011 on the Chandeleur Islands off the coast of Louisiana. It was one of many that began appearing…
Read MoreRare Look at Rare Whales
Marine biologist Darlene Ketten points to CT scans of a whale head, indicating its earbones. Ketten, an expert on marine mammal hearing and ears, examined the heads of two rarely…
Read MoreSampling Fukushima
Core samples from the seafloor provide Japan Atomic Energy Agency scientist Shigeyoshi Otosaka (left) and his colleagues data for studying the dispersion and sedimentation of radionuclides from the Fukushima nuclear…
Read MoreStressed-out Phytoplankton
They may be microscopic and single-celled, but marine phytoplankton like these Melosira sp. are not immune to the stresses of everyday life. Like us, they require essential nutrients such as…
Read MoreSomething Fishy
This unlucky flying fish wound up on the deck of the research vessel Atlantis during a recent cruise to the East Pacific Rise. These fish can leap out of the…
Read MoreAn Amazonian Task
MIT-WHOI Joint Program graduate student Sarah Rosengard collects a sample from a stream running through the Tanguro ranch, a soy and corn plantation located in the rainforest of Mato Grosso, Brazil. With…
Read MoreFrom Lab to Sea
By Daniel Cojanu, Elise Hugus :: Originally published online November 19, 2014
Read MoreA Lab in the Sea
WHOI scientists deployed a new instrument last spring that they believe could revolutionize oceanography. WHOI engineering assistants Will Ostrom (left) and Jeff Pietro helped put the instrument, called an Environmental…
Read MoreLiving Reefs
An abundance of life inhabits the coral reefs surrounding Vavvaru Island in the Maldives. WHOI Scientists Konrad Hughen, Justin Ossolinski and Amy Apprill, along with King Abdullah University of Science…
Read MoreSeminar at Sea
Early during a cruise to hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise, microbiologist Costa Vetriani of Rutgers University gave a presentation to other members of the scientific team about the…
Read MoreHome (Way) Away from Home
The South African Antarctic base SANAE IV was just the first stop in late 2013 on a lengthy trip for WHOI chemist Phoebe Lam. After a short stay, she boarded…
Read MoreGas It Up
WHOI research associate Sean Sylva (foreground) and geochemist Jeff Seewald troubleshoot a blocked valve in a gas chromatograph, an instrument they used to analyze the gas content of fluids collected…
Read MoreWhale Watch
Orcas, also known as “killer whales,” are considered apex predators, occupying a niche at the top of the food web with few or no predators of their own. WHOI chemist…
Read MoreSea-truthing near Martha’s Vineyard
By Amanda Kowalski, Ari Daniel :: Originally published online January 1, 2014
Read MoreJason Expedition Leader
Tito Collasius, expedition leader of the team that operates the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason sports his trademark hard hat on a recent research cruise. The son and grandson of…
Read MoreIsland Hopping
On a recent cruise aboard Pangaea Exploration’s vessel Sea Dragon, members of WHOI biogeochemist Anne Cohen’s lab sailed across the Caribbean to sample the skeletons of centuries-old coral colonies. MIT-WHOI…
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