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Jelly Problem
WHOI scientist Mary Carman fielded questions from journalists participating in the annual WHOI Ocean Science Journalism Fellowship about little sea squirts causing big problems in New England. Six species […]
Read MoreThe Great Outdoors
WHOI assistant scientist Amanda Spivak recently designed a new open-air Mesocosm Lab that can replicate various natural marine ecosystems, from shallow pelagic to benthic habitats. This permits her […]
Read MoreGoing Up
Tough Neighborhood
The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason takes a sample of hydrothermal fluids from a location known as Shrimp Gulley at the Piccard Hydrothermal Field on the Mid-Cayman […]
Read MoreLooking for New Lava
Bosun Wayne Bailey oversees the deployment of the WHOI TowCam, a specially designed digital camera system that photographs the seafloor as it is towed a few meters above the […]
Read MoreBear-ing Away
The research vessel Bear, shown here steaming out of Woods Hole, was built during World War II to carry troops in the South Pacific. After the war, WHOI saw […]
Read MoreBringing it Back
Spinal Signs
Marine biologist and MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Li Ling Hamady displays a vertebra of a white shark. The large, white, circular portion is the body of the vertebra and […]
Read MoreITP Recovery: Getting it back out of the ice
ITP Deployment: Getting an instrument through Arctic ice
A Glittering Find
A chimney sample from a hydrothermal vent, collected on a January 2014 research expedition, shows deposits of glittering yellow iron sulfide, or pyrite. Also known as “fool’s gold,” […]
Read MoreA Sphere With a View
Jefferson Grau, an Alvin pilot-in-training (or PIT), peers through the front viewport of the newly upgraded sub during his first dive. He assisted WHOI engineer Lane Abrams and Pilot […]
Read MoreFraser River: Running Free
WHOI researchers and students travel the length of the river, taking samples along the way. (Chris Linder, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
By Christopher Linder :: Originally published online June 1, 2011
The Fraser […]
Read MoreSpecial Delivery
The South African icebreaker SA Aghulhas II performs a dual role as both a research and a logistics vessel. WHOI chemist Phoebe Lam got a close-up look at the […]
Read MorePumping Out Antibiotics
Infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria cause 23,000 deaths a year in the U.S. alone. One defense mechanism used by bacteria are called efflux pumps. Positioned in bacterial membranes, these […]
Read MoreWelcome DEEPSEA CHALLENGER (part 3): Susan Avery
WHOI’s President & Director officially welcomes the sub and James Cameron and describes the importance of deep-sea exploration.
Originally published online June 14, 2013
Read MoreWelcome DEEPSEA CHALLENGER (part 1): Rob Munier
WHOI’s Vice President of Marine Operations welcomes the crowd and James Cameron.
Originally published online June 14, 2013
Read MoreWelcome DEEPSEA CHALLENGER (part 2): Dave Gallo
WHOI’s Director of Special Projects describes his role in bringing the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER to the Institution.
Originally published online June 14, 2013
Read MoreWelcome DEEPSEA CHALLENGER (part 5): Q&A
James Cameron takes questions from the audience about his sub and what it took to reach the deepest spot in the ocean.
Originally published online June 14, 2013
Read MoreWelcome DEEPSEA CHALLENGER (part 4): James Cameron
James Cameron addresses the audience about the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER and why he thinks WHOI is the perfect home for it.
Originally published online June 14, 2013
Read MoreAlbatross Farewell
Almost Home
Peter Leonard, chief mate on the research vessel Atlantis, aided in a late-day recovery of the submersible Alvin during one of 14 certification dives in November near the […]
Read MoreCritical Detail
In 2012, a pair of autonomous gliders, each equipped with a MicroRider instrument package, were deployed during the Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study (SPURS) cruise. […]
Read MoreListening to the Tide Roll In
It might look like it just washed ashore, but this instrumented frame is fixed in place on Nova Scotia’s mega-tidal Bay of Fundy for a month at a time to […]
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