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Shark Research at the Senate
WHOI engineer and SharkCam co-developer Amy Kukulya (center) testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in July. U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) convened Read More
Winging It
Sentry Returns
WHOI’s First Ocean Twilight Zone Expedition
The Ocean Twilight Zone abounds with life but has remained largely unexplored. A team of researchers led by WHOI acoustic oceanographer Andone Lavery recently returned from the first expedition to […]
Read MoreAll the Comforts of Home
Microbiologist Julie Huber participated on a research expedition on the exploration vessel Nautilus recently without leaving home. SUBSEA (Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science and Exploration Analog) is co-led by WHOI geochemist […]
Read MoreSome Heavy Lifting
WHOI mechanical engineer Kaitlyn Tradd (foreground) directs deck operations on the NOAA research vessel Henry B. Bigelow during a recovery of the towed vehicle Deep-See. Tradd helped to Read More
Melt Down
Summertime ice melt along the Greenland Ice Sheet has sped up in recent decades, more fresh water to flow into the surrounding ocean. The fresh water carries nutrients and […]
Read MoreA River in the Ocean
Scientists at WHOI have been studying the Gulf Stream for decades. Physical oceanographer Arthur Rocky Miller, shown here in 1960, came to WHOI in 1946 and was among the first […]
Read MoreLearning at Sea
Noa Randall (left), a 2018 Summer Student Fellow (SFF), prepares a submersible thermometer to take the temperature of the water in Buzzards Bay from the research vessel Gulf […]
Read MoreAlvin Makes an Exciting Coral Discovery
On August 23, a team made up of Erik Cordes from Temple University, Cathy McFadden from Harvey Mudd College, and HOV Alvin pilot Bruce Strickrott made an exciting discovery off the coast […]
Read MorePostcard from Hawaii
On the way to the Loih’i Seamount off the coast of the island of Hawai’i, the exploration vessel Nautilus passed the last remaining location where lava has been entering […]
Read MoreReady to Ring
WHOI Ship Operations project manager Pam Clark and RADM Dick Pittenger stand next to a new ship’s bell destined for the research vessel Neil Armstrong when it returns to […]
Read MoreAn Unexpected Guest
This young octopus was photographed in a tank aboard the NOAA research vessel Henry B. Bigelow during WHOI’s first ocean twilight zone expedition earlier this month. “Boo,” as […]
Read MoreWelcome, Alucia
The research vessel Alucia arrived in Woods Hole, Mass., for the first time on Saturday, August 25. The ship was re-fit in 2011 and, since that time, WHOI has […]
Read MoreNetting the Deep
A high-tech version of the humble sampling net, the MOCNESS (Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System) sits aboard the research vessel Henry B. Bigelow earlier this month, […]
Read MoreThe Atlantic Meets the Mediterranean
Through the narrow Strait of Gibraltor, water from the Atlantic Ocean enters the Mediterranean Sea. The Atlantic water is less salty and less dense than saltier Mediterranean water, so the […]
Read MoreA High-Flying Success
Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have gathered many medals and awards, but perhaps none is more coveted than the Albatross Award, the stuffed bird in the cage […]
Read MoreStrong Foundation
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was founded on January 6, 1930, following the recommendations of a National Academy of Sciences Committee on Oceanography. The chair of the committee, Frank […]
Read MoreBarreling Through the Ocean
RAFOS floats
Scientists deploy a RAFOS float during a research cruise in the Denmark Strait to track the sources of sinking waters of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation—a key component of the Read More
Hearing Tests on Wild Whales
The first hearing tests on a wild population of healthy marine mammals revealed that beluga whales in Bristol Bay, AK, have sensitive hearing abilities and far less extensive hearing […]
Read MoreSampling Seawater
During a 2017 research cruise in the Mediterranean Sea, MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Mara Freilich and Simón Ruiz from the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, use an instrument called a Read More
Why the Weight?
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) typically use tethers for remote control, but as they explore deeper parts of the ocean, traditional tethers can weigh them down. The Nereid HT ROV, […]
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