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Vectoring in on Currents
Jerry Dean (foreground) and colleague carry a Vector Averaging Current Meter that had just been recovered from the Sargasso Sea, where it was attached to a mooring line as part […]
Read MoreWoods Hole, 1948
The village of Woods Hole, one of eight villages in the Town of Falmouth, Massachusetts, is shown here circa 1948. Trains, visible at bottom of the image, where the Steamship Authority […]
Read MoreColor and Splash
A NUI World
A team on board R/V Neil Armstrong recovered the Nereid Under Ice (NUI) hybrid remotely operated vehicle (HROV) during a recent cruise to test the ship’s science capabilities. During […]
Read MoreAlvin Ashore
A large crane off-loads the submersible Alvin from research vessel Atlantis, as WHOI Dockmaster Doug Handy holds a line and Atlantis bosun Pat Hennessy descends the gangway. […]
Read MoreInterdisciplinary Impact
Kelsey Gosselin, a research assistant in the lab of WHOI biogeochemist Amanda Spivak, saws into a core collected from the Kennebec River watershed in Maine. Spivak is working […]
Read MoreField of Stars
Scientists exploring off the south coast of Fernandina Island in the Gálapagos archipelago recently saw and imaged this field of sea stars at about 280 meters (919 feet) deep. […]
Read MoreThe Long Core
The barrel of the WHOI Long Core spans the port side of the research vessel Knorr. The one-of-a-kind system can extract columns of seafloor sediments up to […]
Read MoreFierce Fish
In the early years of using moored instruments to gather information about the ocean, many moorings sustained damage that some researchers attributed to bites from fish. Not everyone was convinced, […]
Read MoreBottled Water
Water-collecting cylinders known as Niskin bottles stand ready, their spring-loaded caps open at both ends. Niskin bottles are most often attached to a CTD rosette sampler—a frame holding a […]
Read MoreSurprising Swarm
Biology Slideshow
Biology Slideshow
Quest for the Mantle
For more than half a century, scientists have tried to drill through the Earth’s rocky crust to reach its mantle. WHOI geophysicist Henry Dick, who has […]
Read MoreAtlantis Rising
The research vessel Neil Armstrong is by no means the first connection between the exploration of space and the ocean. The nation’s first research vessel, WHOI’s R/V Atlantis, gave its […]
Read MoreR/V Neil Armstrong Returns to Woods Hole
After completing Science Verification Cruise 4 on May 9, 2016, R/V Neil Armstrong sailed into Woods Hole on a bright spring morning. Look for R/V Atlantis tied up at the […]
Read MoreHigh Honor
In 2011, leaders of Congress presented gold medals to the crewmembers of Apollo 11, the 1969 journey commanded by astronaut Neil Armstrong that culminated with man’s first steps on […]
Read MorePlay Time
A Pacific white-sided dolphin swims alongside the research vessel Atlantis during an October 2006 cruise off the Oregon coast. Pacific white-sided dolphins and their Atlantic counterparts are known as […]
Read MoreReef Diversity
With their clear water and multi-colored organisms, coral reef ecosystems such as this in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) are an iconic sight. But corals also exist […]
Read MoreSerpentine Style
It’s not a miniature serpent—scientists found this glassy planktonic worm in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica. A relative of earthworms, it uses its red-tipped swimming paddles to swim through the […]
Read MoreWelcome to New York
In May 1997, the recently launched research vessel R/V Atlantis made its way into New York City during its first year of service. Atlantis continues to be operated by […]
Read MorePO Top Story Slideshow
Drone’s-eye View
WHOI biologist Michael Moore releases a drone from a boat in the Gulf of Corcovado off the southern coast of Chile while a blue whale swims in the distance. […]
Read MoreClues in the Core
Sarah Jayne, a guest student from Northeastern University working in the lab of WHOI biochemist Amanda Spivak, breaks down a piece of core sampled from the Kennebec river […]
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