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REMUS 6000 Test

REMUS 6000 Test

WHOI engineers Amy Kukulya and Mark Dennett tested a REMUS 6000 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from the WHOI dock in 2014. Researchers have used the vehicle to locate Air France…

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Fish Chatter

Fish Chatter

To our ears coral reefs may seem relatively quiet, but fish there make a variety of sounds that are often described by scientists as grunts, pops, chirps, hoots and more.…

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Underwater Wonders

Underwater Wonders

Researchers at WHOI spend their time trying to understand the ocean—the physics of its currents, the chemistry of its water and sediments, the geology of its seafloor, and the biology…

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Shipping News

Shipping News

Ordinary seaman Derek Briggs (right) stands next to a surface buoy on the stern of the research vessel Neil Armstrong in April 2018. The ship had just docked in Woods…

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Vehicle of Discovery

Vehicle of Discovery

WHOI President and Director Mark Abbott (left) and Vice President for Marine Facilities & Operations Rob Munier (right) show the head of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate of Geosciences…

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Chomp!

Chomp!

Engineers in the WHOI Ocean Systems Laboratory developed REMUS SharkCam, an autonomous underwater vehicle that can locate, track, and film sharks in the wild. The vehicle is pre-programmed to home…

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To Sea

To Sea

The research vessel Atlantis sailed from Bermuda recently with the human-occupied submersible Alvin, the autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry, and a science crew of geologists and geochemists. The team is searching…

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Multi-Pronged Coral Reef Research

Multi-Pronged Coral Reef Research

WHOI scientist Amy Apprill led an first-of-its kind joint expedition with Cuban and American scientists in November 2017 to study the Gardens of the Queens in Cuba, one of the most untouched and unknown coral…

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A Field Trip for the Alvin Sphere

A Field Trip for the Alvin Sphere

National Geographic is hosting a Titanic exhibit from May 30, 2018, to Jan. 6, 2019, at the Society’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The exhibit will include the old personnel sphere from the…

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Testing New Technology

Testing New Technology

Scientists and engineers are building a new vehicle that will be towed from research ships and able to transmit data in real time. The Deep-See will be equipped with instruments…

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An Unexpected Collaborator

An Unexpected Collaborator

American and Cuban scientists teamed up for an unprecedented joint expedition in November 2017 to explore one of the Caribbean’s most pristine coral reefs. WHOI microbial ecologist Amy Apprill led the…

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Building on Past Experience

Building on Past Experience

Before Henry Bryant Bigelow became WHOI’s founding director in 1930, the pioneering oceanographer and marine biologist conducted research aboard the U.S. Fish Commission vessel Grampus. Named for a large dolphin,…

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Taking a Global Approach

Taking a Global Approach

A school of blue-green chromis swim in colony of coral in the Farasan Banks off Saudi Arabia. An international team of scientists, including WHOI biologist Simon Thorrold, conducted a rapid…

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Golden Anniversary

Golden Anniversary

Fifty years ago this month, WHOI Director Paul Fye (seated, right) and Howard Johnson (seated, center), president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), signed a memorandum aboard the research…

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Students on Board

Students on Board

Preparing for emergencies at sea is a serious matter, and every research cruise starts with a safety training for the scientists on board. Still, it’s hard not to smile watching…

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The Outlook for Microplastics

The Outlook for Microplastics

Ecotoxicologist Marte Haave of Uni Research in Bergen, Norway, shows a vial of stormwater with paint fragments and other plastic particles to WHOI guest student Max Beaurepaire (front) and Rune Øyerhamn,…

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Beach Bacteria

Beach Bacteria

Megan May, graduate student in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program, collects specimens off rocks at a beach on Cape Cod, Mass. May has been researching bacteria in the coastal ocean and…

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Taking a Spin at Science

Taking a Spin at Science

Henry Stommel (left) and Louis Howard were MIT professors who had ties to WHOI throughout much of their careers. Stommel is considered one of the most original and influential physical…

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Maybe Not What You Think

Maybe Not What You Think

The Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis) is infamous for its painful stinging tentacles that can extend up to 10 meters (33 feet) long down from the surface. They are used to…

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Endangered Species Day

Endangered Species Day

Today is Endangered Species Day, and among the most endangered animals are North Atlantic right whales. Fewer than 450 remain. Above, WHOI biologist Michael Moore (red jacket) and David Taylor,…

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A Surprising Turn

A Surprising Turn

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tend to a surface buoy on the deck of the research vessel Neil Armstrong. It was the latest expedition of…

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Taking the Leap

Taking the Leap

As steward of the research vessel Atlantis, Carl Wood is in charge of provisioning the ship, cooking meals, and overseeing the ship’s living spaces. He’s also a qualified Alvin swimmer,…

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