WHOI Stories
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WHOI - Oceanus | November 3, 2014
Big Questions About Tiny Bacteria
Novel experiments probe how life thrives at the seafloor -
WHOI News | October 27, 2014
Study Provides Some Answers to Fate of Deepwater Horizon Oil
Nearly five years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion spilled roughly 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are still working to answer the question: Where did all the oil go? -
WHOI - Oceanus | October 20, 2014
Coral-Current Connections
Remote island lies in a strategic spot for research -
WHOI News | October 7, 2014
New Collaborative Effort to Gauge National Marine Biodiversity
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers are part of a collaborative effort to understand and monitor changes in marine biodiversity within U.S. coastal waters. Marine biodiversity is a key indicator of ocean health and critical to ... -
WHOI - Oceanus | October 1, 2014
It’s Hard to Kill a Killifish
Tiny coastal fish remarkably resistant to toxic PCBs -
WHOI - Oceanus | October 1, 2014
A Summer of Science by the Sea, 2014 (Part II)
Summer Student Fellows dive into ocean research -
WHOI - Oceanus | October 1, 2014
Recovering After a Hurricane
Some cities are more resilient than others -
WHOI - Oceanus | October 1, 2014
On the Trail of an Invader
SSF Filip Buksa uses DNA to trace an invasion -
WHOI - Oceanus | September 18, 2014
A Summer of Science by the Sea, 2014 (Part I)
Summer Student Fellows dive into ocean research -
WHOI - Oceanus | September 18, 2014
Sea Science in the Space Age
Satellite sensors trace monsoon waters in Bay of Bengal -
WHOI - Oceanus | September 18, 2014
Swimming in Low-pH Seas
Does ocean acidification affect squid movement? -
WHOI - Oceanus | September 18, 2014
Surface Waters Go Their Own Way
Study reveals unexpected variation in surface flows -
WHOI - Oceanus | September 18, 2014
Scallops Under Stress
When problems pile up, will scallops adapt? -
WHOI - Oceanus | September 11, 2014
High-tech Dives on an Ancient Wreck
Archaeologists return to Antikythera with advanced ocean technology -
WHOI - Oceanus | September 11, 2014
The Exosuit Comes Aboard
Cutting-edge diving apparatus gets first archaeological mission -
WHOI - Oceanus | September 4, 2014
Proteomics Reveals Ocean’s Inner Workings
Scientists adapt biomedical tool to study marine ecosystems -
WHOI News | September 3, 2014
WHOI Scientists Receive $1 Million Grant from MacArthur Foundation
WHOI scientists have received a $1 million grant from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to develop science-based climate change adaptation solutions for coastal communities. -
WHOI - Oceanus | August 12, 2014
From Penguins to Polar Bears
The impacts of climate change in polar regions -
WHOI News | August 11, 2014
REMUS SharkCam Captures Upclose Encounters with Great Whites
When a team from WHOI took a specially equipped REMUS SharkCam underwater vehicle to Guadalupe Island in Mexico to film great white sharks in the wild, they captured more than they bargained for. -
WHOI News | August 6, 2014
Mercury in the Global Ocean
WHOI scientists report on the first direct calculation of global mercury pollution in the world's ocean. The study shows three times more mercury in upper ocean since the Industrial Revolution.