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Lobster traps and right whales
Lobster traps and right whales. (Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreMaldive medusae illustration
Maldive medusae illustration. (Illustration by Henry Bryant Bigelow, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreMap showing radiation measurements in the ocean
Twenty-five years ago today, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded and burned, creating what was at the time the largest accidental release of radiation to the environment. Ken […]
Read MoreMap showing where high amounts of plastic were found
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 48, No. 2, pg. 21:
Red and yellow areas show where high amounts of plastic were found. About 83 percent of all the plastic debris […]
Marine Life Size vs Abundance illustration
The ocean is full of life, most of it too small for us to see. Marine life ranges from bacteria and viruses, at nanometer scales (10-9m), to whales and other […]
Read MoreMercury cycle illustration
Mercury cycles from Earth’s crust to the air to the ocean and back to land. In the ocean, top predator fish such as tuna and swordfish contain high levels of […]
Read MoreMesodinium rubrum Boom-and-bust Cycles
From Oceanus magazine, Vol. 52, No. 2, pg. 28 (Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreIllustration of a subsea oil seep
About one-half of the oil in the ocean comes from natural oil seeps. Marine chemist and Coastal Ocean Institute Director Chris Reddy studies oil that is naturally seeping into the […]
Read MoreIllustration of Alexandrium life cycle Red tide research
Illustration of Alexandrium life cycle. (Illustration by Jack Cook, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreIllustration of DMON buoy system
The buoy, stretch hose, bottom node, DMON, and whale detection software were developed by engineers and scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. (Illustration by Wildlife Conservation Society and Dr. […]
Read MoreIllustration of mass spectrometry process
How does proteomics work?
Marine scientists have begun to apply a new biomedical research approach to the study of the ocean: proteomics. Genomics is the study of organisms’ genes (their […]
Illustration of sperm whale path
Illustration showing path of a sperm whale diving and surfacing, with indications of sounds made by the whale. (Illustration by Jack Cook, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreIllustration of subsea asphalt volcano
Extensive faulting or rupturing in the Earth around Santa Barbara allows oil and gas from subterranean reservoirs to seep up to the seafloor and sometimes ultimately reach the ocean and […]
Read MoreIllustration showing how a hurricane forms
Illustration showing how a hurricane forms. (Illustration by Natalie Renier, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreIllustration showing how dispersants were used during the Gulf oil spill
A new study modeled the impacts of the deep-sea injection of dispersants during Deepwater Horizonand what might have happened if dispersants were not used. The model showed that, without dispersants, […]
Read MoreIllustration showing how fast deoxygenation can happen
Left panel: Phytoplankton at the sea surface use nutrients from runoff and sunlight in photosynthesis to produce organic matter and oxygen.
Right panel: In the past, increased nutrients and warmer […]
Illustration showing how multibeam sonar works
One of the most powerful tools oceanographers use to map the bottom of the ocean is multibeam sonar, which uses sound waves to reveal the outline and surface characteristics of […]
Read MoreIllustration showing how Right whale buoy detection system works
Illustration showing how Right whale buoy detection system works. (Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreIllustration showing how sidescan sonar works
Then it was time to get a closer look at the texture and physical character of the seafloor with a different form of sound imaging. I thought the best approach […]
Read MoreIllustration showing the approximate flight path of Air France flight 447
Map shows the approximate flight path of the ill-fated Air France Flight 447. (Illustration by Amy Caracappa-Qubeck, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Read MoreIllustration showing the carbon exchange cycle
In various forms, carbon is continuously exchanged between Earth’s atmosphere, and, and water—an essential cycle for life and regulating the planet’s climate. Atmospheric carbon dioxide readily dissolves in the ocean’s […]
Read MoreIllustration showing the effects of ocean acidification on sound waves
Will ocean acidification interfere with the ability of whales and other animals to communicate, navigate, and find food? WHOI acoustic scientists Tim Duda and Ilya Udovydchenkov undertook a study in […]
Read MoreIllustration showing the transport of copepods through the water column
The Great South Channel is an undersea canyon between shallower Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank. A relatively fresh coastal current flows south along the New England coast, bringing copepods along […]
Read MoreIndian peninsula environmental history 4,500 years ago
About 4,500 years ago (far left), river flooding allowed the Harappans to farm Indus Valley floodplains and build large cities. People living farther south on the Indian peninsula survived as […]
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