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Two Ships
At Home in the Tentacles
A pink anemonefish peers out from the tentacles of a big anemone in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, where WHOI biologist Simon Thorrold was part of an international team that […]
Read MoreSmorgasbord from the Seafloor
Scientists collected these organisms from the bottom of the Bering Sea on a 2009 expedition. These polychaete worms and one mollusk (the light pink loop in the center) provide food […]
Read MoreCalm After the Storm
This kayak is souped up for science. Dubbed the JetYak, it’s motorized and remotely controlled, and it maneuvers easily in shallow water. WHOI scientist and engineer Peter Traykovski […]
Read MoreA Curious Octopus
Iceberg Alley
Where Hurricanes Are Born
Most Atlantic hurricanes begin to form over Africa, where hot, dry desert air meets cool, wet air over jungle regions farther south. In the seam between these high- and low-pressure […]
Read MoreTaking the Helm
Ready, Set, Research!
Partnership Education Program (PEP) student Kayla Jones (left) and guest student Hadley Clark geared up in the summer of 2017 to collect startlet sea anemones in Great Sippewissett […]
Read MoreFood for Giants
Blue whales are the largest animals on Earth, often reaching 70 to 90 feet—the length of two school buses. But when it comes to food, these giant marine mammals […]
Read MoreAhoy, Alvin!
Fierce-Looking Fish
The ocean’s twilight zone teems with life. This little-known part of the ocean—200 to 1,000 meters (660 to 3,300 feet) below the surface—may have more fish biomass than in […]
Read MoreTsunami Warning System
Research engineer Lee Freitag and colleagues in the WHOI Acoustic Communications Group are developing a longe-range underwater sound-singalling system to warn of possible tsunamis. When a pressure sensor […]
Read MoreHome Together
WHOI’s research vessels Neil Armstrong (right) and Atlantis spend most of the year at sea and are rarely in their homeport of Woods Hole, Mass., at the same […]
Read MoreA Top 10 Worm
The remarkable squidworm was discovered by WHOI scientist Larry Madin and colleagues during a 2007 expedition to explore the deep waters of the Celebes Sea in the Philippines. The squidworm […]
Read MoreLingering Radioactivity
A research team led by WHOI scientists collects samples of groundwater from a well on Enewetak Atoll, one of the tiny Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean (from left, WHOI […]
Read MoreSeafloor Experiment
This experiment on the seafloor examined whether pumping carbon dioxide to the bottom of the ocean might affect organisms living there. That is one proposed strategy to combat the […]
Read MoreA-coring We Will Go
Long metal tubes protrude from the bow and stern of a research boat headed toward a blue hole off Long Island in the Bahamas. Scientists lower the tubes to the […]
Read MorePerils of Polar Research
Eroding Away
Scientists have long known that mountain ranges can draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere: As rocks are exposed to the air by erosion, minerals chemically react with carbon […]
Read MoreAt the Rainbow’s End
No pot of gold, but a large colony of king penguins can be found at the end of this rainbow. Breeding pairs and individuals form very large and dense colonies […]
Read MoreIlluminating Research
A research team works by headlamps to extract sediments from tubes used to core the bottom of Yellowstone Lake. WHOI scientist Rob Sohn, who has explored hydrothermal vents […]
Read MoreRemote Exploration
WHOI senior engineer Matt Heintz speaks with WHOI Trustees and Corporation members about major upgrades to the remotely operated deep-sea vehicle Jason. The $2.4 million upgrades were funded […]
Read MoreSlow and Steady
Pete Liarikos, bosun on the research vessel Neil Armstrong, signals to another crew member operating the ship’s crane to raise the crane’s load. Slowly. On the line are a […]
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