Seafloor & Below
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Deep Ocean: AUV Orpheus
Introducing AUV Orpheus the next evolution of underwater technology to unlock the mysteries of the ocean and the hadal zone. Orpheus is a new class of autonomous underwater vehicle. It is capable of reaching any part of the ocean and of operating without human intervention during complex missions.
Read MoreMC&G Department Virtual Seminar: Volatile Accretion and Degassing of the Mantle
Rita Parai, University of Washington, St. Louis Sponsored by: MC&G Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/94496409234
Read MoreStudy examines role of deep-sea microbial predators at hydrothermal vents
There in the dark ocean, a unique food web thrives not on photosynthesis but on chemical energy from the venting fluids.
Life at Rock Bottom
This digital photo essay brings you the forms, figures, and facts of life more than a mile and half deep
Read MoreStudy Examines the Role of Deep-Sea Microbial Predators at Hydrothermal Vents
Researchers Emphasize the Need for Baseline Information of Microbial Food Webs The hydrothermal vent fluids from the Gorda Ridge spreading…
Read MoreFalling in love with deep-sea parasites
At hydrothermal vents there are body-snatchers, intestinal hitchhikers, and chest-bursters, but something about them is still alluring to Lauren Dykman
Read MoreExplorer Robert Ballard’s memoir finds shipwrecks and strange life forms in the ocean’s darkest reaches
In the early 1970s, when Ballard was doing his graduate work in marine geology and geophysics, scientists were still refining the basics of plate tectonics theory.
The ocean science-art connection
Some of the most complex insights in marine science are no match for the communicative power of art. Check out these five recent collaborations between ocean scientists and artists
Read MoreGoing the Distance
Unraveling the mysteries of the vast global ocean means entering some of the most remote and dangerous places on the planet.
Read MoreWHOI research in five inhospitable locations
Whether they’re under the ice at the furthest poles or hovering above the ocean’s deepest volcanoes, these researchers get the job done.
Read MoreAncient atmospheric oxygen sleuthing with ocean chromium
Currently, geoscientists and paleoceanographers from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are looking to add another use to that list: as a way to examine chemical shifts in ancient Earth’s oceans and atmosphere that are preserved in the seafloor’s paleorecord.
Deep-sea exploration breakthrough to guide future space exploration missions
The ASU researchers exploring deep sea hydrothermal vents as part of the SUBSEA project moved their modeling to the beginning of this process, significantly speeding up their ability to interpret the data from months to a couple of hours.
AOP&E Department Virtual Seminar: Mapping the Seabed
Andrew March, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Sponsored by: AOP&E Department This will be held virtually. Please Join: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/93873912253?pwd=Rmo0OXpTT2tJQmNsSzRVNTNwMG1Sdz09 Meeting ID: 938 7391…
Read MoreFirst description of deep benthic habitats and communities of oceanic islands and seamounts of the Nazca Desventuradas Marine Park, Chile
Racing an undersea volcano
Using AUV Sentry to make a high-resolution, near-bottom, seafloor map before the next volcanic eruption at the East Pacific Rise
Read MoreG&G Department Virtual Seminar: Transient Aseismic Subduction Deformation Events Jointly Analyzed with Geodetic and Seismological Recordings
Baptiste Rousset, University of California, Berkeley Sponsored by: G&G Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/99572727762?pwd=ZUpkLzNxbSsrZnQzaDRsdkg2ckVOZz09 Meeting…
Read MoreG&G Department Virtual Seminar: Seismic Ocean Thermometry
Wenbo Wu, WHOI Sponsored by: G&G Department This will be held virtually. Join Zoom meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/98955999927?pwd=dk9TUXlERXU1OE1Qc2l1QUVSRXRrUT09 Meeting ID: 989 5599…
Read MoreThe Creepy, Unbelievably Inspiring World of Deep Sea Parasites
Ocean hitchhikers and bodysnatchers abound in the ocean, from the surface down to the deepest trenches. The question is, why? And is it a good thing?
Read MoreG&G Department Virtual Seminar: Seismic Imaging of the Lesser Antilles Subduction Zone from the VoiLA Project
Kate Rychert, University of Southampton, UK Sponsored by: G&G Department This will be held virtually Zoom Details: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/94308060986?pwd=TXFiSlprc05EdHR5OFNqYm41UzIrQT09 Meeting ID:…
Read MoreDoctoral Dissertation Defense of Thesis: The Heterogeneity and Volatile Content of Earth’s Mantle, Magmas and Crust
Benjamin M. Urann, MIT-WHOI Joint Program Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office This will be held virtually. Click here to register or…
Read MoreDeep ocean drilling: Revealing earth history, geological processes and a deep biosphere
Virginia Edgcomb from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discusses deep ocean drilling, a process that reveals earth history, geological processes and a deep biosphere.
Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Thesis: Structure and Mechanics of the Subducted Gorda Plate: Constrained by Afterslip Simulations and Scattered Seismic Waves
Jianhua Gong, MIT-WHOI Joint Program Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office This will be held virtually. Click here to register or…
Read MoreScientists call for decade of concerted effort to enhance understanding of the deep seas
An international team of scientists, spanning 45 institutions in 17 countries, has called for a dedicated decade-long program of research to greatly advance discovery in these remote regions.
Wave Glider provides gateway to remote exploration
WHOI geochemist Chris German pairs an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) called a Wave Glider with other vehicles to expand research here and on other Ocean Worlds
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