Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

High Pressure Situation

The new personnel sphere for the re-designed submersible Alvin entered a pressure-test chamber at a Northrop-Grumman facility in Annapolis, Md. on June 18 to begin four days of simulated test dives. The sub was completely disassembled in early 2011 so that critical components could be upgraded and improved. In addition to a larger, stronger titanium sphere, it will have two more forward viewports than previous spheres, a new command and control system, and new lighting and imaging systems. (Photo by Kurt Uetz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Actions by BP to gain access to WHOI scientists' email point to the need for greater protections for researchers and the scientific process. 

Huge phytoplankton bloom beneath ice-covered water changes thinking about how life survives conditions in the harsh, freezing Arctic Ocean 

Recent tests of the new Alvin personnel sphere represent a major milestone in work to upgrade and improve the 48 year-old submersible.

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KQED

Come spring, the MIT/WHOI Joint Program student turns his mind to softball and another, less idyllic seasonal phenomenon.

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