A Summer of Science by the Sea
Profiles of undergraduates of the WHOI Summer Student Fellowship Program.
Alvin's Pilots
Articles and conversations on the tight-knot group with the ‘right stuff’ to guide the deep-sea sub. (2005)
Building HROV NEREUS
Articles and conversations with engineers who designed and built WHOI’s deepest-diving robot. (2009)
Fukushima and the Ocean
What have we learned from this unprecedented release of radioactive contaminants to the ocean? (2013)
Is the Arctic Feeling the Heat?
WHOI scientists explore the impacts of climate change on this critical, vulnerable region. (2005)
Microplastics in the Ocean
Microplastics—tiny plastic fragments less than five millimeters in size—are ubiquitous in the global ocean.
North Atlantic Right Whales
WHOI scientists launch research to learn about this endangered species and find ways to conserve them. (2004)
Ocean Iron Fertilization
Scientists and other experts debate the pros and cons of this controversial geoengineering proposal. (2008)
Rebuilding Alvin
Conversations with the people who designed and built the new and improved version of the submarine. (2013)
Research to Help the Navy
Throughout its history, WHOI scientists have conducted research that helps the Navy in its theater of operations. (2005)
Scientific Diving
For some kinds of ocean research, there’s no substitute for getting into the water yourself.
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
A critical mass of WHOI scientists and technology mustered in response to a national crisis. (2011)