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Gateways to the Atlantic
A large reservoir of relatively fresh water in the Arctic region enters the North Atlantic through several small straits. Changes upstream of the gateways may be affecting the freshwater discharge…
Read MoreCreature Feature
The mollusk Glaucus atlanticus, about the size of a quarter, was photographed in a WHOI lab after its capture off the coast of Panama in March. The mollusk hangs upside…
Read MoreMixing It Up
A sled used to inject a nontoxic dye into the interior of the ocean for studies of how ocean layers mix is deployed from Research Vessel Oceanus in early 2001…
Read MoreHeading Home
The 274-foot research vessel Atlantis serves as the support vessel for the three-person submersible Alvin, which can dive to 4,500 meters (14,764 feet). During recovery, two certified swimmers help bring…
Read MoreFrozen in Time
WHOI researchers found these barnacle larvae, called cyprids, frozen into ice on the shores of Buzzards Bay, Mass. The larvae (about half the diameter of the head of a pin)…
Read MoreDevelopment of Plankton Sampling
In Forgotten Whalebones, the Past is Remembered and Recorded
The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Sentry
Meet WHOI’s free-swimming robot Sentry.
Read MoreThe Ocean Conveyor
This animation illustrates the Earth’s global system of currents, or the Ocean Conveyor.
Read MoreA Shelfbreak Observatory for Coastal Oceanography
Learn how a new coastal observatory concept will enable scientists to more easily study how coastal and deep waters mix.
Read MoreLife at Lonar Crater
Under Construction
Arctic Ice
Arctic sea ice has declined sharply over the past 30 years, impacting ecosystems and climate patterns across the Northern Hemisphere.
Read MoreLights, camera, action at the Juan de Fuca Ridge
A deep-sea light post and HD camera captured stunning images of octopi, tubeworms, crabs, and hot fluids at hydrothermal vents.
Read MoreWhale Necropsy at Sea
Whale Necropsy at Sea
Diatoms
Diatoms
Mooring Recovery Operation
History of WHOI Ships
History of WHOI Ships
If Too Much Fresh Water Enters the North Atlantic
An animation showing what happens to North Atlantic circulation if too much fresh water enters.
Read MoreSeeing Red in New England Waters
A Mess of Physics Near the Shore
See how sandbars can protect or endanger the face of the beach.
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