Features & News Releases
Features
April 3, 2009
Jason Meets the Carnivorous Sea Squirt
Expedition to the Tasman Fracture finds unknown speciesSource: Oceanus Magazine
November 10, 2008
Building the Next-Generation Alvin Submersible
Plan offers a roadmap to extend sub's diving capacity to reach 98 percent of the seafloorSource: Oceanus Magazine
April 10, 2008
Happy as a (Newly Discovered) Clam
Want to find something on the seafloor? Engineer Tom Crook's your man.Source: Oceanus Magazine
December 13, 2007
Robot Paints Stunning Map of Deep-sea Volcano
Sonar images reveal submerged Pacific Ocean volcano in glorious detailSource: Oceanus Magazine
May 15, 2007
Rescue Mission on the Seafloor
Could Jason recover instruments stuck to the seafloor by newly erupted lava?Source: Oceanus Magazine
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 ventsSource: Oceanus Magazine
February 16, 2007
Would a Hagfish By Any Other Name Smell as Sweet?
A new species, Epatretus strickrotti, is named for the Alvin pilot who captured itSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 4, 2006
Jason Versus the Volcano
Undersea robot provides a rare close-up view of a deep-sea eruptionSource: Oceanus Magazine
June 19, 2006
A Laser Light in the Ocean Depths
Graduate student works to adapt laser technology to detect chemicals on the seafloorSource: Oceanus Magazine
April 19, 2006
ABE—The Autonomous Benthic Explorer
WHOI's deep-diving vehicle makes Wired magazine's robotic hall of fameSource: Oceanus Magazine
November 23, 2005
Action, Camera ... Lights
New deep-sea “light post” illuminates the ocean's perpetual nightSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 3, 2005
'Ever Get Scared in the Sub?' and Other Questions
Interviews with the pilots who take Alvin to the deepSource: Oceanus Magazine
June 28, 2005
On the Seafloor, a Parade of Roses
A third generation of scientists finds the third generation of hydrothermal vent sitesSource: Oceanus Magazine
December 1, 2005
Three Ships and a Sub
Keeping up with the research vessels Knorr, Atlantis, Oceanus, and the deep-sea submersible AlvinSource: Oceanus Magazine
January 25, 2005
For the Navy, the Coast Isn't Clear
Oceanographers mobilize to help the Navy operate effectively in complex, shallow watersSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 27, 2004
Realizing the Dreams of da Vinci and Verne
A diverse fleet of innovative deep-submergence vehicles heralds a new era of ocean explorationSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 23, 2004
A Unique Vehicle for a Unique Environment
New autonomous robots will pierce an ice-covered ocean and explore the Arctic abyssSource: Oceanus Magazine
March 22, 2004
Paving the Seafloor—Brick by Brick
New vehicles and magnetic techniques reveal details of seafloor lava flowsSource: Oceanus Magazine
June 1, 2003
A Few Good Men?Actually, Two
Expedition Leader Pat Hickey becomes just the second submersible pilot to dive more than 500 times in Alvin.
April 1, 1997
Access to the Sea
Encompasses Ships, Submersibles,Autonomous and Remote Vehicles, Observatories,
Drifters, Extreme Climate Capability, and Drilling
Source: Oceanus Magazine
March 1, 1997
The Magnetic Thickness Of A Recent Submarine Lava Flow
Data Collected by Autonomous Underwater VehicleSource: Oceanus Magazine
WHOI News Releases
August 6, 2010
Alvin Gets an Interior Re-design
Sub's new sphere offers room to add a bit of comfortSource: Oceanus Magazine
January 24, 2007
First-Ever Call from Alvin Submersible to International Space Station
Source: Media Relations
July 14, 2006
Undersea Vehicles to Study Formation of Gold and Other Precious Metals On the Pacific Ocean Floor
Source: Media Relations
July 11, 2006
Woods Hole Engineering Team from Titanic Discovery to be Honored
Source: Media Relations
August 6, 2004
Deeper-Diving Human Occupied Submersible to Replace Alvin
New 6500-meter vehicle will provide expanded capabilities for US ScientistSource: Media Relations
October 29, 2003
New Science Channel Program Features WHOI Underwater Vehicles
"Robots of the Deep" Premiers November 7Source: Media Relations
June 5, 2003
Scientists Explore New England Seamounts for Clues to Climate Change
Public Can Join Live Web Expedition through June 17Source: Media Relations
October 31, 2002
http://www.whoi.edu/media/JASONII.html
JASON II reaches most of the world ocean floor and sends data ashore via the InternetSource: Media Relations
June 4, 2002
New Hydrothermal Vent Sites Found, Original Vent May Have been Covered by Volcanic Eruption
Source: Media Relations
May 8, 2002
Major Cruise to Galapagos Rift Marks 25th Anniversary of Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vent Discovery
Scientists to revisit hydrothermal vents discovered in 1977, explore for new vents during two-week May-June cruise to be shared via Web sites with students and the general publicSource: Media Relations
April 5, 2001
Scientists Release First Images of Hydrothermal Vents Found in the Indian Ocean
Images reveal array of animals, black smokersSource: Media Relations
March 26, 2001
Dive and Discover Web Site Puts Classrooms on the Frontier of Ocean Exploration
Indian Ocean Cruise Set for March 27 to May 5, 2001Source: Media Relations
December 12, 2000
After Three and One-Half-Years, R/V Atlantis and DSV Alvin Return Home December 15, 2000
Source: Media Relations
