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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 MoreASIMET Buoy Designs
Development of Plankton Sampling
In Forgotten Whalebones, the Past is Remembered and Recorded
The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Sentry
WHOI’s free-swimming robot Sentry completed its 500th dive on October 16, 2018. The autonomous underwater vehicle has used its sonar systems to help scientists map the seafloor, track the Deepwater…
Read MoreThe Ocean Conveyor
A global system of currents, often called the Ocean Conveyor, carries warm surface waters from the tropics northward. At high latitudes, the waters cool, releasing heat to the atmosphere and…
Read MoreA Shelfbreak Observatory for Coastal Oceanography
Originally published online January 1, 2006
Read MoreLife at Lonar Crater
Under Construction
Arctic Ice
Data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center shows that, over the past three decades, the extent of Arctic sea ice (the area of the Arctic Ocean with at…
Read MoreLights, camera, action at the Juan de Fuca Ridge
The deep-sea light post was used in tandem with a high-definition video camera from the University of Washington to capture images of octopi, tubeworms, crabs, and super-heated fluids flowing from…
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
Seeing Red in New England Waters
A Mess of Physics Near the Shore
Sandbars can protect or endanger the face of the beach. By Britt Raubenheimer :: Originally published online October 4, 2004
Read MoreCoastal Upwelling
Strong winds blowing along certain coasts can promote a phenomenon known as coastal upwelling. The waters off California, Peru, and western Africa where upwelling provides abundant nutrients include some of…
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