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Ocean & Human Lives
Why Did the El Faro Sink?

Why Did the El Faro Sink?

WHOI deep-sea vehicles and scientists played critical roles in searching the seafloor and locating the…
Ocean & Human Lives
Dropping a Laboratory into the Sea

Dropping a Laboratory into the Sea

Scientists at WHOI deploy moored robotic laboratories in the Gulf of Maine for long-term monitoring…
Ocean Life
Call of the Whales

Call of the Whales

Robotic gliders equipped with acoustic monitoring devices can now eavesdrop on whales, enabling researchers to…
Ocean Life
Do Oil and Corals Mix?

Do Oil and Corals Mix?

Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) helped find strong evidence that the Deepwater Horizon…
How the Ocean Works
Floats Reveal Unknown Ocean Pathways

Floats Reveal Unknown Ocean Pathways

Oceanographers have long known that the image they used to portray the oceans’ global circulation—called…
Ocean Life
The WHOI Marine Mammal Center Is Born ...

The WHOI Marine Mammal Center Is Born …

The WHOI Marine Mammal Center Is Born … A new center has been established at…
Ocean Life
To Free a Tangled Whale

To Free a Tangled Whale

Scientists successfully used a new sedative delivery system for the first time on a large…
Susan Avery Takes the Helm at WHOI

Susan Avery Takes the Helm at WHOI

With the first hints of autumn reaching Woods Hole last October, change of a different…
Ocean Tech
Ocean Observatories Initiative Poised to Launch

Ocean Observatories Initiative Poised to Launch

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) was awarded a $97.7 million grant to help build a…

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