February 15, 2013
The Synergy Project
A co-laboratory experiment among scientists and artists
February 1, 2013
Bacteria Hitchhike on Tiny Marine Life
Why do pathogens settle on animals called copepods?
January 16, 2013
Groundwater: The River No One Sees
Corals help measure hidden flow
June 25, 2012
Brown Tides and Redfielders
Scientists probe the inner workings of harmful algae
February 14, 2012
The Great South Channel
Where marine life meets to feast every spring
February 6, 2012
Tracking Toxic Chemicals in Oil Spills
Does out of sight mean into the air or into fish?
February 1, 2012
On the Trail of Mercury in the Ocean
Between smokestack and fish, mercury becomes more toxic
January 25, 2012
Powerful Currents in Deep-Sea Gorges
What energy drives these currents in hundreds of seafloor Grand Canyons?
January 12, 2012
Clues in Shark Vertebrae Reveal Where They've Been
Scientists take advantage of a silver lining in mushroom clouds
January 5, 2012
Whale Heads and Tales
A student probes the mysteries of whales' hearing
December 28, 2011
Searching for Life on the Seafloor
Mid-Cayman Spreading Center could harbor unknown organisms
December 19, 2011
The Scientist Who Stays Out in the Cold
MIT/WHOI graduate student studies ice in a warming world
December 14, 2011
The Latest Fashion in Bowhead Whale Songs
Why do cetacean crooners change their tunes?
December 2, 2011
Tracking an Elusive Chemical: Estrogens
What impacts might these hormones have in the coastal ocean?
November 23, 2011
The Ocean's Tiny Chemists
A new tool helps sort out a hubbub of microbial activity in the sea
November 10, 2011
Between the Beach and the Deep Blue Sea
Student explores the dynamic gateway of the shallow inner shelf
October 20, 2011
A Drop in the Ocean is Teeming with Life
Scientists reveal hidden relationships among marine microbes
September 9, 2011
Psychotherapy for Plankton
Life can be stressful out there in the microscopic marine world
June 24, 2011
From Pac-Man to the Seafloor
Graduate student seeks ways to build a better robot
February 1, 2011
Where the Food Is in the Sea, and Why
Student unravels the physics at the fertile continental shelf break
July 16, 2010
A Torrent of Crabs Running to the Sea
A student uncovers the natural history of a little-known species
June 5, 2010
Holography and Oceanography
An audio slideshow on a new way to use lasers to reveal tiny sea life
March 25, 2010
Mysteries at High Latitudes
A WHOI graduate student explores tip jets and deep convection
February 19, 2010
The Squid, the Whale, and the Grad Student
A young scientist deciphers meaning embedded in sonar signals
December 11, 2009
Dye Sheds Light on Jet-Propelled Salps
A graduate student reveals locomotion in the ocean
October 22, 2009
Turning Carbon Dioxide Gas into Rock
Audio Slideshow: An MIT/WHOI student examines a fascinating natural process in Oman
February 13, 2009
Hurricane Hunter
Graduate student uncovers long-buried record of past storms
December 23, 2008
What Makes the Great Ocean Currents Flow?
Audio slideshow: A graduate student explores the Gulf Stream and the Kuroshio
December 19, 2008
The Turtle and the Robot
An old sea turtle teaches a young engineer about swimming
December 12, 2008
Another Greenhouse Gas to Watch: Nitrous Oxide
Where are steadily rising levels of the gas coming from?
December 12, 2008
Tracking Nitrogen's Elusive Trail in the Ocean
The 'isotope effect' offers a new way to follow where nitrogen goes
December 5, 2008
A Tale of Two Oceans, and the Monsoons
Tiny seafloor shells could reveal big clues to the forces that generate monsoons
November 25, 2008
A Most Ingenious Paradoxical Plankton
How do similar organisms co-exist in the same ecological niche?
November 19, 2008
Shellfish's Mysterious Pathways to Adulthood
A grad student peers into the lives of larvae, before they grow up to be scallops
November 13, 2008
A Tag Fit for a Porpoise
Grad students surmount big hurdles to build a device for a small marine mammal
November 3, 2008
Listening In As Bacteria 'Talk' to Each Other
A graduate student explores the microbial mysteries of quorum sensing
October 22, 2008
How Does Nature Deal with Persistent Pollutants?
Graduate student explores biomagnification of chemicals up the food chain
October 15, 2008
One Man's Swamp Is a Fish's Nursery
Grad student examines otoliths (fish ear bones) to protect critical areas for juvenile coral reef fish
September 11, 2008
Corralling the Wild and Wooly Southern Ocean
Graduate student creates supercomputer model to tame a vast, remote ocean
September 3, 2008
Testing the Waters and Closing Beaches
Researchers seek faster, better ways to detect harmful bacteria
August 26, 2008
Biochemical Warfare on the Reef
In a co-evolutionary struggle, invertebrate adversaries develop weapon and counter-weapon
July 24, 2008
For Graduate Student, Research Is a Gas
Well, two gases actually, and both have key impacts on climate
July 1, 2008
Antarctic Andrea
Opportunity knocks for a MIT/WHOI graduate student to join a polar expedition
April 3, 2008
Protecting Public Health by Preventing Pollution
A graduate student seeks ways to curtail contaminants in the environment
November 20, 2007
Plumbing the Plume That Created Samoa
A graduate student explores the magmatic origins of islands
August 9, 2007
Eavesdropping on Whales' Mealtime Conversation
A graduate student journeys to Norway to investigate how orcas orchestrate their hunt
June 20, 2007
What Does It Take To Break a Whale?
Stress tests on whale bones aim to help endangered species
March 15, 2007
Current Events off Antarctica
Graduate student helps discover a previously unknown ocean current
February 21, 2007
Young Pup Teaches an Old Robot New Tricks
MIT/WHOI graduate student improves the Autonomous Benthic Explorer's ability to hunt for seafloor vents
November 6, 2006
A Rare Glimpse Into the Ocean's Crust
Exploring rocks' magnetic signals, a WHOI graduate student reconstructs how the seafloor forms
June 19, 2006
A Laser Light in the Ocean Depths
Graduate student works to adapt laser technology to detect chemicals on the seafloor
February 10, 2006
Graduate Student Discovers an Unusual New Species
Unlike other magnetotactic bacteria, the "barbell" bacterium heads in its own direction
October 24, 2005
Scientific (and Surfing) Safari
On and off the job, a MIT/WHOI graduate student displays his passion for the ocean
August 27, 2005
An Officer and a Graduate Student
Long-standing MIT/WHOI program offers master's degrees to naval officers
August 26, 2005
Double Duty for Ensign/Student Allison Berg
First recipient of Pittenger Fellowship pursues a degree in oceanography while serving her country
August 26, 2005
Meet the Class of 2005-2007
Who are the Navy officers who study at MIT/WHOI?
May 18, 2005
Rambling Atop an Active Volcano to Detect Telltale Rumbling Within It
March 30, 2005
MIT/WHOI Graduate Leads the World's Tsunami Awareness Program
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