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Underwater Microscope Finds Biological Treasures in the Subtropical Ocean
Scientists towing an underwater digital microscope across the Atlantic have found possible missing links to the global nitrogen cycle, which…
Read MoreWHOI Director Steps Down After 12 Years
Robert B. Gagosian announced today that he would step down as president and director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI),…
Read MoreSperm Whale Lingo: Clicks and Buzzes Lead to Prey
Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland used digital tags (D-tags) attached…
Read MoreHumans, Mammoths and Horses: The Case of the Fossil Record
Were prehistoric horses extinct before humans arrived in Alaska, or were they hunted to extinction by humans? In a recent…
Read MoreSmoke and Sulfur: Undersea Vehicle Captures Footage of Volcanic Eruption
Dramatic new video of a long-term volcanic eruption in the western Pacific first discovered in 2004 has been captured during…
Read MoreOcean Technology Meets Business Needs
Marine scientists and engineers will brief investors, business development executives, commercialization partners and economic development leaders May 24 at a…
Read MoreBarcoding Biota: The CMarZ Cruise Finds New Species In the Ocean Depths
Trying to figure out what tiny creatures live in the ocean is no easy task, but thanks to technology, patience…
Read MoreREMUS and the Coral Reefs
WHOI biologists and physical oceanographers joined forces in May to study the effect of ocean currents on fish larvae spawned…
Read MoreLinking Climate Change Across Time Scales
What do month-to-month changes in temperature have to do with century-to-century changes in temperature? At first it might seem like…
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution Launches On-Line Image Library
The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” is increasingly true in today’s world as images are used throughout…
Read MoreTest for Dioxin Sensitivity in Wildlife Could Result from New Study
Why are chickens so sensitive to dioxins, but terns seem much more resistant, despite their exposure through eating dioxin-tainted fish?…
Read MoreA Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…
ImageSource, a new database of images and illustrations representing years of ocean exploration, is now available to the public. Combining…
Read MoreWalrus Calves Stranded by Melting Sea Ice
Scientists have reported an unprecedented number of unaccompanied and possibly abandoned walrus calves in the Arctic Ocean, where melting sea…
Read MoreNew Maps Provide Clues to the Historic 2005 Red Tide Outbreak in New England And Hints for 2006
Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have completed two extensive survey and mapping efforts to better understand why…
Read MoreThe Last Voyage?
The Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV) Alvin finished a five-month overhaul in Woods Hole in early April and returned to sea…
Read MoreMarine CSI: Solving the Mysteries of Marine Mammal Strandings
A 12-foot Cuviers beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) found stranded on a beach south of Boston in early April is a…
Read MoreLive From the Tropics: New Underwater Observatory Monitors Marine Ecosystem off Panama
A new cabled observatory off the island of Canales de Tierra is the latest in a series of underwater laboratories…
Read MoreGliding from Greenland to Spain
In May, the Spray glider will attempt to set yet another record when it will begin the roughly 2,500-mile journey…
Read MoreStamina in the Stream
Despite a ship strike that caused significant damage and harsh winter conditions, a surface buoy and mooring have survived a…
Read MoreJenkins Named Head of National Ocean Sciences Carbon Dating Lab
Physicist Bill Jenkins, a senior scientist and 32-year veteran of the WHOI Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, has been…
Read MoreWHOI Scientist Selected As Leopold Leadership Fellow
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientist Christopher Reddy has been chosen one of 18 academic environmental scientists from throughout the…
Read MoreDaily Dispatches from Hawaii
Several hundred WHOI scientists and engineers will join the nearly 3,500 researchers at Ocean Sciences 2006, jointly sponsored by the…
Read MoreHow Does Iron Get Into the Ocean?
Marine scientists and engineers have created a new tool to track an essential ingredient on which life in the oceans…
Read MoreNew Instrumentation May Help Scientists Understand Earthquake Mechanics
Hundreds of earthquakes occur every day around the world, most of them underneath the oceans, while the vast majority of…
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