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 Around WHOI
R.I.P. A.B.E
The pioneering Autonomous Benthic Explorer is lost at sea
The Autonomous Benthic Explorer, nicknamed ABE, helped to herald a new kind of deep-submergence vehicle—the autonomous underwater vehicle, or AUV, a free-swimming robot that was unmanned and unthethered to surface ships. |
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| Quote of the Week |
“So microscopic bacteria buffer the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere through their ‘conversations.’”
—Benjamin Van Mooy, Biogeochemist
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 Bacterial 'Conversations' Have Impact on Climate
'Quorum sensing' helps control how carbon moves in the sea—March 5, 2010 |
 A Robot Starts to Make Decisions on its Own
Scientists give more autonomy to autonomous underwater vehicles—February 22, 2010 |
 The Socioeconomic Costs of Ocean Acidification
Seawater's lower pH will affect food supplies, pocketbooks, and lifestyles —January 8, 2010 |
 Tsunamis in the Caribbean? It's Possible.
March 25, 2005 |
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Features |
 The Once and Future Corals
Audio slideshow: Research on the reefs —March 12, 2010 |
 Into the Wild Irminger Sea
WHOI ship, scientists, and crew probe strategic oceanic gateway—February 4, 2010 |
 The Mysterious Movements of Deep-Sea Larvae
How do the tiny progeny of seafloor animals disperse through the ocean?—December 31, 2009 |
 Shipwrecks Offer Clues to Ancient Cultures
Modern deep-sea vehicles expand vistas to see into the past—December 18, 2009 |
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Interviews & Quotes |
 Floating Without Imploding
A conversation with WHOI engineer Don Peters—July 1, 2009 |
 Let There Be Light in the Dark Depths
A conversation with WHOI engineer Jonathan Howland—June 15, 2009 |
 Armed and Dexterous
A conversation with WHOI engineer Matt Heintz—June 11, 2009 |
 Miles Under the Sea, Hanging on by Hair-Thin Fiber
A conversation with WHOI engineer Andy Bowen—June 4, 2009 |
 2,000 Batteries Under the Sea
A conversation with WHOI engineer Daniel Gomez-Ibaņez—June 5, 2009 |
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Around WHOI |
 WHOI Names New Chief Development Officer
Priya McCue brings curiosity and passion for science to the job—February 11, 2010 |
 A Summer of Science on the Sea
WHOI Summer Student Fellowships offer a taste of research life—November 13, 2009 |
 The WHOI Marine Mammal Center Is Born ...
... and other stories from around WHOI—September 18, 2009 |
 A Diversity of Geoscientists
New Woods Hole program encourages underrepresented groups —August 21, 2009 |
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Students at Work |
 The Squid, the Whale, and the Grad Student
A young scientist deciphers meaning embedded in sonar signals—February 19, 2010 |
 Dye Sheds Light on Jet-Propelled Salps
A graduate student reveals locomotion in the ocean —December 11, 2009 |
 Turning Carbon Dioxide Gas into Rock
Audio Slideshow: An MIT/WHOI student examines a fascinating natural process in Oman —October 22, 2009 |
 Hurricane Hunter
Graduate student uncovers long-buried record of past storms —February 13, 2009 |
