WHOI in the News
Today in History: WHOI Releases First Images of Titanic Discovery
In 1986, the world got its first look at the wreckage of the RMS Titanic resting on the ocean floor as videotape of the British luxury liner, which sank in 1912, was released by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Whaling logs yield clues for modern-day climate studies
Whaling ships’ logs, which contain details like ship location, cloud cover, wind speed and direction, are being used by researchers at UMass Dartmouth and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to give context to climate models for some of the most data-poor regions of the world.
A mysterious coral disease is ravaging Caribbean reefs
At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, marine ecologist Amy Apprill and colleagues are scrutinizing the microbiomes of sick corals, as well as sediments and water circulating around the reefs in St. Thomas. Comparing that data with data from Florida corals may uncover similarities between the two outbreaks that can help narrow the list of culprits.
WHOI Researcher Testing Thermal Cameras to Detect Whale
An increase in vessel traffic through the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada is making whales more vulnerable to ship strikes, and researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are testing new technology to detect the presence of the marine mammals.
Like Politics, All Sea-Level Rise Is Local
Forget the Moon—we Should Go to Jupiter’s Idyllic Europa
The weird Upside Down science behind ‘Stranger Things’
Whales almost wiped out
Centuries-Old Sea Captain Diaries Are Confirming Modern Climate Science
Intelligent infrared cameras may help keep boats from striking killer whales
WATCH: The Tiny Clear Blobs Washing up on Beaches Are Even Weirder Than You Think
A gigantic deposit of fresh water is hidden off the Northeast coast
Is there life on Mars, or on other worlds beyond Earth? The answer may be squishy
IFAW issues dire warning on North Atlantic right whales
Growing a Better Seaweed to Fuel the Future
Beloved submarine Boaty McBoatface makes a big scientific find
WHOI Study Points to Organic Carbon Hiding in Sediments
New Study Spotlights Role of Microbes Living Next to Corals
A Dead Humpback, a Team of Scientists, a Race for Answers
The Most Incredible Undersea Treasures Ever Found
New pilot whale subspecies revealed: Q&A with marine biologist Amy Van Cise
Deploying seismometers where they’re needed most
