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'Green' Energy Powers Undersea Glider

‘Green’ Energy Powers Undersea Glider

Researchers have successfully flown the first thermal glider through the ocean—a robotic vehicle that can…
Ocean Tech
The Spiral Secret to Mammal Hearing

The Spiral Secret to Mammal Hearing

The spiral secrets of mammals? hearing abilities Whispering galleries are curious features of circular buildings.…
How the Ocean Works
Deeply Submerged Volcanoes Blow Their Tops

Deeply Submerged Volcanoes Blow Their Tops

A research team led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has uncovered evidence of explosive…
Ocean & Human Lives
Researchers Successfully Forecast 2008  Red Tide

Researchers Successfully Forecast 2008 Red Tide

A research team led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) successfully predicted the…
Ocean & Human Lives
Cytobot Gives Early Red Tide Warning

Cytobot Gives Early Red Tide Warning

An automated underwater microscope developed by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) detected an…
How the Ocean Works
Crack! A Lake Atop Greenland Disappears

Crack! A Lake Atop Greenland Disappears

In late July 2006, a 2.2-square-mile lake atop the Greenland Ice Sheet sprung a leak.…
How the Ocean Works
The Oceans Feel Impacts from Acid Rain

The Oceans Feel Impacts from Acid Rain

The release of sulfur and nitrogen into the atmosphere by power plants and agricultural activities…
How the Ocean Works
Will the Ocean Circulation Be Unbroken?

Will the Ocean Circulation Be Unbroken?

If the world’s climate is going to change, we will see signs in the ocean.…
How the Ocean Works
WHOI Scientists Testify to Congress

WHOI Scientists Testify to Congress

Marine geochemist Scott Doney and marine policy specialist Porter Hoagland traveled to the nation’s capital…
Climate & Weather
Morss Colloquia Focus on Science and Society

Morss Colloquia Focus on Science and Society

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution launched a new program, hosting three “Morss Colloquia” since October 2006.…
Ocean Tech
Phone Call Links Inner and Outer Space

Phone Call Links Inner and Outer Space

Tim Shank and Sunita Williams placed one of the most unusual long-distance phone calls of…
Ocean & Human Lives
Scientists Unearth Long Record of Past Hurricanes

Scientists Unearth Long Record of Past Hurricanes

Reaching down into the muck below a lagoon off Puerto Rico, two geologists at Woods…
Sustainable Ocean
New Regulations Proposed for Offshore Fish Farms

New Regulations Proposed for Offshore Fish Farms

Newly proposed legislation to regulate large-scale fish farming in the oceans around the United States…
Ocean Life
WHOI Scientists Provide Congressional Testimony

WHOI Scientists Provide Congressional Testimony

Susan Humphris, chair of the Geology and Geophysics Department, testified May 4, 2006,  before the…
Ocean Life
On the Trail of Microbes that Cause Seafood Poisoning...

On the Trail of Microbes that Cause Seafood Poisoning…

Ocean Tech
Scientists Gear Up to Launch Ocean Observing Networks

Scientists Gear Up to Launch Ocean Observing Networks

Oceanography is on the verge of a revolution. Scientists and engineers have been dreaming up…
Ocean Tech
A Laser Light in the Ocean Depths

A Laser Light in the Ocean Depths

Graduate student Anna Michel is adapting laser technology to the murky fluid environment and crushing…

Building a Computer Model to Forecast Red Tides

The algae Alexandrium fundyense are notorious for producing a toxin that accumulates in shellfish such…
Sustainable Ocean
Do Fishing Regulations Lead to More Accidents?

Do Fishing Regulations Lead to More Accidents?

Fishermen have argued that regulations about when and where they can catch fish have caused…
How the Ocean Works
The Oceans Have Their Own Weather Systems

The Oceans Have Their Own Weather Systems

From June to September 2005, oceanographer Dennis McGillicuddy and a team of more than 20…
Ocean Tech
The Hunt for 18° Water

The Hunt for 18° Water

In 1959, oceanographer Valentine Worthington gave a name and an identity to a long-observed but…
Ocean Life
Caught in the Middle of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

Caught in the Middle of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

In the past few years, several research projects have been halted because of conflicting interpretations…
Climate & Weather
Analyzing Ancient Sediments at Warp Speed

Analyzing Ancient Sediments at Warp Speed

Like a toy out of a science fiction story, the X-ray fluorescence core scanner reveals…
Ocean Tech
Going Wireless in the Deep Blue

Going Wireless in the Deep Blue

How do you get long-term ocean measurements from any spot on the globe, with day…
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