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Forty years after the Titanic discovery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution continues to advance ocean research and exploration
How cutting-edge technology, novel search techniques, and persistence paid off
Read MoreSummer adventures await at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Discovery Center
New, interactive exhibits and fun learning experiences await visitors to Woods Hole, Mass.
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution partners with Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to bolster state’s Blue Economy
Woods Hole is stop on state-wide climate innovation road show
Read MoreFall 2024: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Elects New Corporation Members
Woods Hole, Mass. – At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI’s) Fall Joint Meeting of the Board and Corporation today, Institution leaders elected five new Corporation Members. “I am pleased to…
Read MoreSpring 2024: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Elects New Trustees and Corporation Members
At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI’s) Spring Joint Meeting of the Board and Corporation today, Institution leaders elected three new Trustees and seven new Corporation Members.
Read MoreWHOI-led projects receive UN endorsement as part of Decade of Ocean Science
Four projects led or co-led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists were named on World Ocean Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to receive Endorsed Action status as part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030.
Read MoreYawkey Foundation and WHOI present Summer Speaker Series, “Dispatches from an Ocean Planet”
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, in partnership with the Yawkey Foundation, proudly presents “Dispatches from an Ocean Planet”, a summer series of film and literature. The series marks the return of WHOI in-person events after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. All events require pre-registration.
Read MoreWHOI and ADI Launch Ocean and Climate Innovation Accelerator
Today WHOI and Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) launched an Ocean and Climate Innovation Accelerator (OCIA) consortium, focused on the critical role of oceans in combatting climate change, and developing new solutions at the intersection of oceans and climate.
Read MoreWHOI to Host Public Event on Ocean Acidification
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will host a public forum on ocean acidification and its effects on ocean life. Ocean acidification is a global problem that results from the…
Read MoreTwo New Directors Named for WHOI’s Ocean Institutes
An international red tide expert and a leading researcher in mid-ocean ridge volcanism and hydrothermal processes have been named directors of two Ocean Institutes at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).
Read MoreResearch almost two decades in the making: What can cicadas tell us about the Earth’s metals?
Billions of cicadas will be emerging on Cape Cod, and other parts of the country in late May or early June.
Read MoreNew Deep-Sea Worm Discovered at Methane Seep Off Costa Rica Named after Alvin Pilot Bruce Strickrott
The creature raises the number of new species found by scientists studying these seemingly inhospitable ecosystems to 48 Woods Hole, Mass. — Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with…
Read MoreToward a New Era of Reef Solutions
WHOI coral reef researchers propose a new technology-centered focus to study and conserve coral reefs
Read More“Digital Reefs” awarded $5 million
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) $5 million to participate in NSF’s ground breaking Convergence Accelerator Program. The project, led by WHOI scientist Anne Cohen, builds the world’s first Coral Reef Digital Twin, a 4-dimensional virtual replica of a living coral reef powered by state-of-the art data and models.
Read MoreWHOI and NOAA Release Report on U.S. Socio-economic Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms
Woods Hole, Mass. — Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur in all 50 U.S. states and many produce toxins that cause illness or death in humans and commercially important species. However,…
Read MoreStudy Sheds Light on Critically Endangered Beluga Whale Population
A team of scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and NOAA Fisheries are collaborating to help stem the decline of a critically endangered population of beluga whales in the Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Read MoreWHOI Among First Funding Recipients of The Audacious Project
What if we explored the ocean’s vast twilight zone, teeming with undiscovered life? Today, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) was awarded $35 million – the largest philanthropic gift in the Institution’s history – to do just that. The award comes from The Audacious Project, a bold new philanthropic collaboration housed at TED to fund critical ideas that have potential to create massive, global change.
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