  Studying Climate Change from Beneath the Ocean—and Online
What's it like to join a research cruise if you're not a scientist or an engineer? Follow along as former high school science teacher Heather Pacheco blogs about her experiences lending a hand aboard the R/V Knorr as part of an expedition organized by WHOI's Lloyd Kegwin to study Earth's past climate through the lens of sediments brought up from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Public Forum: WHOI in the Gulf of Mexico
On July 29 at 7:00 p.m., join a public forum in Redfield Auditorium to learn about WHOI's involvement in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Scientists who have been to the Gulf in recent weeks will describe their work and answer questions.
Webcast: For those who cannot attend the event, we will be webcasting the forum. Send your questions to webcasts@whoi.edu to be asked during the Q&A session.
» View Webcast live at 7 p.m (requires Real Player)
 Science Made Public
The Right Whales of Cape Cod
The western North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered mammals on the planet, but they are a common sight in Cape Cod Bay each winter and early spring. On Tuesday August 3 at 2:30 p.m. in the WHOI Ocean Science Exhibit Center Auditorium, oceanographer Alex Bocconcelli will describe his efforts to learn about the 400 animals left.
 News Release
Expedition to Mid-Cayman Rise Identifies Unusual Variety of Deep Sea Vents
The first expedition to search for deep-sea hydrothermal vents along the Mid-Cayman Rise has turned up three distinct types of hydrothermal venting.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
New Titanic expedition will create 3D map of wreck
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A Panamanian Crab Mystery is Solved
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Deepest Hydrothermal Vent Offers Alien Life Model
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
New Gulf Oil Seeps Tied to Another Well
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
After Oil Spills, Hidden Damage Can Last for Years
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TeamWHOI runners will participate in the Falmouth Road Race for the first time this August.
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