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Rerouting of Major Rivers in Asia Provides Clues to Mountains of the Past
Scientists have long recognized that the collision of the earth’s great crustal plates generates mountain ranges and other features of…
Read MoreWHOI Seeks to Raise $200 Million in Comprehensive Campaign
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has announced a $200-million comprehensive campaign to raise endowment and unrestricted operating funds to…
Read MoreNoah’s Flood: New Evidence of Catastrophic Flooding in the Black Sea
Results from a July 2005 cruise in the Black Sea may settle a longstanding debate over evidence of a megaflood…
Read MoreFine-tuning the Steps in the Intricate Climate Change Dance
New scientific findings are strengthening the case that the oceans and climate are linked in an intricate dance, and that…
Read MoreNew Technology for New Exploration of Hydrothermal Vents
Advances in undersea imaging systems, the development of new vehicles and instruments, and improved seafloor mapping capabilities have enabled scientists…
Read MoreInsight into Freshwater Input to the North Atlantic Ocean
The strongest climate cooling event in the last 10,000 years occurred about 8,200 years ago. Known as the 8.2 ka…
Read MoreWHOI Blog from AGU
Check the WHOI blog for news updates from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting. More than 10,000 Earth, space…
Read MoreDual Vehicle Operations a Sign of the Future in Seafloor Exploration
Deploying two or more underwater vehicles from a single vessel makes better use of ship time and personnel, but requires…
Read MoreDeep-sea Light Post Transforms the Ocean Floor into a Photography Studio
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists (WHOI) and engineers have designed a portable deep-sea light post to illuminate the dark ocean…
Read MoreHow Squid Swim: The Difference Between Theory and Observation
For years, some engineers believed squid likely propelled themselves through water by creating vortex rings, forcing fluid out of their…
Read MoreBouncing Among the Arctic Ice: The Ultimate Arctic Machine?
WHOI scientists exploring the largely unknown currents beneath the polar sea ice have designed and successfully tested a new float…
Read MoreWHOI Announces New Vice President for Academic Programs and Dean
James Yoder, a professor of oceanography and former associate dean at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography,…
Read MoreNew Genetic Test Can Detect Clam Disease Crippling Shellfish Industry and Threatening Aquaculture Operations
A sensitive new genetic test can now detect a crippling disease called QPX occurring in clam beds from Cape Cod…
Read MoreBoston Globe, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Journalists To be Honored by WHOI
Two journalists from The Boston Globe and a radio host/producer for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will receive the 2005 Ocean Science…
Read MoreMarine Organisms Threatened By Increasingly Acidic Ocean
Every day, the average person on the planet burns enough fossil fuel to emit 24 pounds of carbon dioxide to…
Read MoreWHOI Holds Commencement Ceremonies as Part of 75th Anniversary Celebration
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) held commencement ceremonies September 24, awarding 34 master’s and doctoral degrees in ocean sciences and…
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Public Open House September 10
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is celebrating 75 years of ocean research, education and exploration in 2005 with a…
Read MoreAlvin Is Going to Pieces…Again
The Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin will return home to Woods Hole in mid-October after two years and be taken apart…
Read MoreA Trip for the Record Books
Research Vessel Knorr will pass another milestone in its long career when it reaches one million miles traveled for ocean…
Read MoreStudies at the Top of the World
Two Institution scientists spent the past six weeks crossing the Arctic Ocean from Barrow, Alaska, to Svalbard, Norway, onboard the…
Read MoreFreshwater and Saltwater Interactions in Coastal Groundwater Systems May Provide Clues to Chemicals Entering Coastal Waters
Scientists have recently recognized an imbalance in the flow of salty groundwater into the coastal ocean: considerable saltwater discharge into…
Read MoreNew Images Reveal Different Magma Pools Form the Ocean’s Crust
For the first time, scientists have produced images of the oceanic crust and found that the upper and lower layers…
Read MoreEarth’s Ability to Absorb Increased Carbon Emissions May Be Limited
The ability of both land and sea to absorb increased emissions of carbon dioxide is limited, according to a recent…
Read MoreScientists Use New Methods to Track and Protect Threatened Species
There are fish in the sea, but many species are over-exploited, aren’t evenly distributed and some, like the clownfish of…
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