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Science in the Fast Lane

Life aboard a research vessel moves quickly. In this time-lapse photo from the R/V Knorr, Chief Scientist Ruth Curry oversees the deployment of the High Resolution Profiler (HRP) in the western…

Karl von Reden, staff physicist, is shown working at the WHOI-based National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (NOSAMS) facility. The facility is used to carbon date organic and inorganic material…

A Rising Tide

June 28, 2011

By Ari Daniel :: Originally published online April 28, 2011

Two Thumbs Up

In April 2011 aboard NOAA’s ship R/V McArthur II, WHOI engineer John Bailey (left) and researcher Miles Saunders (Penn State) signal that TowCam is ready to go back into the…

In Your Face

June 27, 2011

An up-close view of this sea creature gives an impression of squirmy tentacles and bars of metallic light, like a monster from a summer movie. The tentacles are actually sensory…

Graduating with a Special Honor

June 26, 2011

Graduating MIT/WHOI Joint Program student Abby Heithoff (center) received the Panteleyev Award from Associate Dean Meg Tivey and Dean Jim Yoder at the 2011 Joint Program Graduate Reception in June.…

Seafood Supply Discussed

June 25, 2011

In May, Hauke Kite-Powell of the WHOI Marine Policy Center convened a range of experts in a colloquium to discuss economic and policy aspects of U.S. seafood supply, trends in…

From Pac-Man to the Seafloor

June 24, 2011

By Julie Mirocha, Tim Silva :: Originally published online June 24, 2011

Tag, You’re It

Scientists have long been able to tag animals on land and follow their movements and habits. But tagging and tracking fish, like this spinecheek anemonefish, through vast oceans is a Herculean task.…

The Better to See You With

June 23, 2011

A bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) casts a wary eye on WHOI biologist Simon Thorrold, who photographed this and many other species during a recent research trip to the coral…

Microbial Life

June 22, 2011

Sleepy Sepia?

A cuttlefish (Sepia sp.) appears to be dozing above a coral reef in Kimbe Bay in Papua, New Guinea. WHOI biologist Simon Thorrold has been working in the area as…

On the Path To an Ocean Observing Network

June 21, 2011

The week of May 16th, a panel of nearly 150 leaders of large research infrastructure programs visited WHOI for the Annual Review Meeting for the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). This…

Jellyfish & Other Zooplankton

June 20, 2011

Shellfish

On the Move

WHOI Postdoctoral Scholar Kakani Katija studies the power sources that propel water movement in oceans. Katija’s evidence in biogenic ocean mixing shows that the movements of sea creatures could have…

Bats out of the Blue

June 19, 2011

Fish ecologist Simon Thorrold‘s research on pristine coral reefs in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea yields both scientific results and beautiful images—such as these Teira batfish (which can grow to…

Home on the Reef

June 18, 2011

A pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) looks out from the tentacles of its home, a big anemone in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, where WHOI fish ecologist Simon Thorrold has a…

Explore Our Ocean Planet

June 17, 2011

WHOI Ocean Science Exhibit Center manager Kathy Patterson uses the Magic Planet projection system to demonstrate global ocean processes at the center. The Magic Planet exhibit helps people to better…

Hiding in Plain Sight

June 16, 2011

Can you spot the pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus sp.)? (Hint: Its head is pointing back and to the left, with its left eye partly visible.) This little fellow, about a quarter…