Ocean Life
Cracking the secret of green crabs
A feature story on Carolyn Tepolt, an assistant scientist in the WHOI Biology Department, and her research on the invasive green crab.
Infrared Cameras Could Help Ships Avoid Whales
An interview with Dan Zitterbart, a WHOI scientist who is testing a new thermal infrared imaging system to detection whales in busy waterways to prevent ship strikes.
A tunnel to the Twilight Zone
Scientists track hungry blue sharks as they ride swirling currents down to the ocean twilight zone—a layer of the ocean containing the largest fish biomass on Earth
Read MorePelagic octopus
Argonauts like this pelagic octopus, found in the ocean twilight zone, are rarely found in the wild. Only the females…
Read MoreFriday Evening Lectures Series: The Past and Future of Bioluminescence Research, in Light of the Contributions of Osamu Shimomura
Steven Haddock, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Sponsored by: MBL
Read MoreWhy do pilot whales strand? We ask experts
To find out what causes these mass strandings of whales, WMNF interviewed Darlene Ketten, a senior research scientist at Boston University and at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Part of her research involves pathologies associated with whale strandings.
Summer Student Fellow Final Presentations: Metabolic Enzyme Activity over a Daily Cycle in Vertically Migrating Copepods
Nora McNamara-Bordewick, Barnard College Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office
Read MoreA Snail Story: Phenotypic and Genotypic Divergence in Littorina saxatilis in the Gulf of Maine
Sarah E. Kingston, Bowdoin College & University of Maine Sponsored by: Biology Department
Read MoreFilm Director James Cameron on the Ocean Twilight Zone
Today, the U.S. is a powerhouse of ocean science research and marine engineering, led by organizations such as Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, among others. These are the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ames Research Center, and Goddard Space Flight Center of ocean exploration.
Summer Lecture Series : Super Reefs Science and the Future of Coral
Anne Cohen, WHOI Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office
Read MoreWhy Do Some Animals Have Such Bizarre Pupil Shapes?
Lydia Mathger, MBL Sponsored by: Biology Department
Read MoreKnow Your Ocean Science Chats: Tracking Humpback Whales in Antarctica
Daniel Zitterbart, WHOI Sponsored by: WHOI Discovery Center & Visitor Center
Read MoreFriday Evening Lectures Series – Forbes Lecture: Cephalopods, Visual Perception, Motor Control and Brain Evolution
Gilles Laurent, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research Sponsored by: MBL
Read MoreDoctoral Dissertation Defense of Thesis: Physiological and Behavioral Responses, and their Variability, in Squid, Doryteuthis pealeii, Embryos and Paralarvae Reared Under Chronic Ocean Acidification
Casey James Zakroff, MIT-WHOI Joint Program Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office
Read MoreStars and Stripes
A golden feather star raises its arms to feed. Behind, brittle stars are perched across the boulder-field. (Photo courtesy of…
Read MoreThere will be no Biology Department Seminar today
Summer Lecture Series: Snap Chat: Listening to the Diversity and Health of Coral Reefs
Aran Mooney, WHOI Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office
Read MoreCan thermal cameras prevent ship strikes?
Researchers are testing the effectiveness of thermal IR cameras for automated whale detection to help prevent ship strikes in the narrow channels of British Columbia’s Gulf Islands.
Read MoreOasis in the Desert: Copepod Association Supports a Dynamic Microbial Community in the Oligotrophic North Atlantic Ocean
Katyanne Shoemaker Sponsored by: Biology Department
Read MoreSummer Lecture Series: Exploring the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services of the Ocean’s Twilight Zone
Porter Hoagland, WHOI Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office
Read MoreSummer Lecture Series: Far from Home: How Larval Dispersal Connects Island-Like Habitats in the Ocean
Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser, WHOI Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office
Read MoreSummer Lecture Series: Life Beneath the Seafloor
Julie Huber, WHOI Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office
Read MoreGlobal Oceans and the Extinction Crisis
WHOI marine biologists Michael Moore and Andrea Bogomolni weigh in on a new United Nations science report suggesting that over one million species are at risk of extinction.
Read MoreSurprising Enzymes Found in Giant Ocean Viruses
Findings could represent new drug targets for human pathogens A new study led by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution…
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