WHOI Stories
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WHOI - Oceanus | May 16, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Humphris & Strickrott
A series on the people who reassembled the iconic sub -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 16, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Bruce Strickrott
A series on the people who reassembled the iconic sub -
WHOI News | May 14, 2014
Scientists Test Hearing in Bristol Bay Beluga Whale Population
How well do marine mammals hear in the wild? WHOI biologist Aran Mooney and his colleagues are the first to publish a study of hearing in a population of wild marine mammals. -
WHOI News | May 10, 2014
Robotic Deep-sea Vehicle Lost on Dive to 6-Mile Depth
On Saturday, May 10, 2014, at 2 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Friday EDT), the hybrid remotely operated vehicle Nereus was confirmed lost at 9,990 meters (6.2 miles) depth in the Kermadec Trench northeast of New Zealand. The unmanned vehicle was working as ... -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 9, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Anthony Tarantino
A series on the people who reassembled the iconic sub -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 9, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Rod Catanach
A series on the people who reassembled the iconic sub -
WHOI News | May 7, 2014
New Sensor Array to Monitor Impacts of Changing Gulf of Maine Conditions on New England Red Tide
Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are kicking off an innovative NOAA-funded pilot program using robotic instruments and computer modeling analysis to shed light on changing ocean conditions in the Gulf of Maine as they rel... -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 1, 2014
Ready, Set, Dive
Video shows the daily dance to deploy Alvin into the ocean -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 25, 2014
Uncovering the Ocean’s Biological Pump
Scientists reveal the hidden movements of particles and chemicals in the sea -
WHOI News | April 22, 2014
WHOI Hosts Public Forum and Art Exhibit on Impacts of Climate Change to Polar Animals
No place on the planet is more vulnerable to climate change than the polar regions of the Arctic and the Antarctic. To discuss this, leading scientists in the fields of polar research will convene at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for a sc... -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 17, 2014
Drug Discovery in the Ocean
Marine microbes are potential sources of disease treatments -
WHOI News | April 10, 2014
Scientific Mission Will Explore One of the Deepest Ocean Trenches
An international team of researchers led by deep-sea biologist Tim Shank of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will use the world's only full-ocean depth, hybrid remotely operated vehicle, Nereus, and other advanced technology to explore l... -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 9, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Jonathan Howland
A series on the people who reassembled the iconic sub -
WHOI News | April 9, 2014
Study Tests Theory that Life Originated at Deep Sea Vents
Research by geochemists at WHOI is the first to test a fundamental assumption of the theory that life emerged from deepsea hydrothermal vents, and finds that it may not have been as easy as previously assumed. Instead, their findings could provide a fo... -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 2, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Phil Forte
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WHOI News | March 28, 2014
Newly Upgraded Alvin Sub Passes Scientific Sea Trials
Scientists gave the rebuilt Alvin submarine two thumbs up after field-testing the nation’s only human-occupied deep-sea research vehicle for the first time after a major $42-million overhaul that dramatically upgraded the sub's capabilities. -
WHOI - Oceanus | March 26, 2014
Of The River and Time
Flowing waters run deep with clues to Earth's mountains and climate -
WHOI News | March 26, 2014
Scientists Identify Core Skin Bacterial Community in Humpback Whales
Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and colleagues identified a core skin bacterial community that humpback whales share across populations, which could point to a way to assess the overall health of these endangered marine mamma... -
WHOI - Oceanus | March 19, 2014
Jet Stream Gets Fish in Hot Water
Ocean 'heat wave' linked to shift in atmospheric current -
WHOI - Oceanus | March 13, 2014
Detours on the Oceanic Highway
Student examines leaks from a great deep-sea current
