Geology & Geophysics
Scientists Aboard R/V Atlantis Discover Deep-Sea Coral Reefs in the Galápagos
Observations using the newly upgraded human-occupied vehicle Alvin are the first of a deep-water coral reef in the Galápagos Marine Reserve.
The reefs are located at depths between 400-600 m, atop previously unmapped seamounts.
Building Blocks of Life on the Atlantis Massif
An upcoming expedition aboard the US ocean drilling ship JOIDES Resolution co-led by Susan Q. Lang, a geochemist at WHOI and director NOSAMS Facility, will attempt to shed new light on the processes that likely helped jumpstart the formation of life early in Earth’s history.
Read MoreG&G Department Hybrid Seminar: Collaborative Research – Opportunities with The University of the South Pacific
Krishna Kumar Kotra, Andhra University, India
Sponsored by: G&G Department – Clark 237
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 237. If you wish to join virtually, you […]
Where Did Earth’s Water Come From? Not Melted Meteorites, According to Scientists
WHOI is part of a collaborative study, offering new insight into the extraterrestrial origins of our lakes, rivers and oceans
Read MoreDrilling Deeper Into Ocean Floor in Search for Origins of Life
Reconstructing the Bering Sea’s stormy past
Researchers help Bering Sea indigenous communities understand the past and plan for future
Read MoreThe Mystery of the Healthy Coral Reef
Coral Species That Withstand Ocean Warming Identified
Palau’s Rock Islands Harbor Heat-Resistant Corals
Marine Science Goes to Space
Palau’s Rock Islands Harbor Heat-resistant Corals
Scientists studying reefs in Palau have identified subgroups of a coral species that exhibit remarkable tolerance to the extreme heat associated with marine heatwaves
Read MoreThe predictive power of geochemistry
A WHOI researcher looks for changes in gas molecules to forecast volcanic eruptions such as Mauna Loa in Hawai’i.
Read MoreArctic Hydrothermal Vent Site Could Help in Search for Extraterrestrial Life
When scientists discovered a hydrothermal vent site in the Arctic Ocean’s Aurora hydrothermal system in 2014, they did not immediately realize just how exciting their discovery was.
Read MoreWhat happens to Cape Cod with sea level rise? Here’s insights into what could go wrong
G&G Department Virtual Seminar: From Charlemagne to Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future Causes and Consequences of Megadroughts in the American West
Jason Smerdon, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
This will be a virtual seminar. You can join the Zoom Meeting here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/99668860178?pwd=cC91RWExNWYrQWNtaXNRUTFUZkNGQT09
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Wilmington’s shark tooth divers thank the last ice age for their treasure trove
Hydrothermal field discovered at the East Pacific Rise 9°54’N
A new high-temperature, off-axis hydrothermal vent field on Pacific seafloor at 2550 meters depth was discovered in 2021 by a team that included researchers from Lehigh University; Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO); the University of Bergen Norway; and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).
Read MoreHow to study an underwater earthquake from shore
Scientist Chris German on a successful AUV Sentry mission when the science team could not travel to sea
Read MoreG&G Department Virtual Seminar: A Microfossil History from the Bottom of the Sea: Sharks, Fish, Mass Extinctions, and 85 Million Years of Global Change
Elizabeth Sibert, Yale University
Sponsored by: G&G Department
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Novel tool sheds light on coral reef erosion
Jessica Olson, a gym teacher from Springdale, Arkansas, felt like she was standing in the middle of the central Pacific Ocean, peering out at the turquoise-blue waters raging from every […]
Read MoreGeoscience technology company founded by MIT/WHOI Joint Program student awarded $3.8M from U.S. Department of Energy
Eden, a geoscience technology development company co-founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program student Paris Smalls, will receive $3.8 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
Read MoreArc volcanoes are wetter than previously thought, with scientific and economic implications
This increased amount of water has broad implications for understanding how Earth’s lower crust forms, how magma erupts through the crust, and how economically important mineral ore deposits form, according to a new paper led by authors from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).
Read MoreG&G Department Virtual Seminar: High-Resolution Seismic Imaging of the Ultramafic-Hosted Rainbow Hydrothermal System (Mid-Atlantic Ridge): Challenges and Benefits
Hanchao Jian, WHOI
Sponsored by: G&G Department
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G&G Department Virtual Seminar: Going from Local to Global: Deciphering Unknowns in Oceanic Oxygenation
Yi Wang, WHOI
Sponsored by: G&G Department
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