Alvin

Podcast: Using Philanthropy to Explore the World’s Oceans

October 11, 2018

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Quotes Mark Abbott

Journey to the Bottom of the Sea

October 4, 2018

My eyelids were tightly pressed down as I mustered all the tricks I could think of to get myself to…

The Discovery of Hydrothermal Vents

June 11, 2018

In 1977, WHOI scientists made a discovery that revolutionized our understanding of how and where life could exist on Earth and other planetary bodies.

Life Without Guts

November 14, 2017

The Atlantic

Piece and accompanying video highlights the Alvin sub and the discovery of hydrothermal vent life

WHOI scientists used the human-occupied submersible Alvin and the autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry to explore a surprising discovery: gas-filled volcanic rocks on the seafloor that “pop” when brought up to the surface.

The Hunt for Undiscovered Drugs at the Bottom of the Sea

March 30, 2017

Gizmodo

mentions HOV Alvin

OASIS Scientists Catch High-Tech Ride to the Bottom of the Sea

March 22, 2017

iQ by Intel

features OASIS Expedition
mentions HOV Alvin, AUV Sentry and MISO TowCam

Chasing Microbes: The Secret Superheroes of Our Planet

March 15, 2017

National Geographic

features video of and by HOV Alvin as well as R/V Atlantis

Ancient Deep Sea Corals Need Protection From Modern Threats

January 4, 2017

National Geographic - Ocean Views

mentions WHOI and HOV Alvin

BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING ON THE OCEAN FLOOR

December 23, 2016

Popular Science

quotes Dan Fornari and mentions Alvin sub

‘Popping rocks’ with robots

March 30, 2016

Phys.org

mentions WHOI and HOV Alvin

What It Feels Like at 10,000 Feet Under the Sea

January 21, 2016

Great Big Story

video short featuring Bruce Strickrott

Do Humans Have a Future in Deep Sea Exploration?

September 14, 2015

The New York Times

quotes Andy Bowen and mentions HOV Alvin

Meet the Robots Crawling Along the Ocean Floor

August 14, 2015

Motherboard

Quotes Adam Soule and details ROV Jason.

Robotic submarine discovers centuries-old shipwreck in US

July 22, 2015

The Economic Times

mentions WHOI and ALvin and Sentry

Long-Lost Shipwreck, Possibly From 1700s, Found Off North Carolina Coast

July 21, 2015

The Weather Channel

Since July 20th, the shipwreck story was also covered in: Sci-Tech Today, The Market Business, CNET, NYC Today, The Register, Capitalberg, Beacon Transcript, PC-Tablet, Top News, Mid-day Daily, My Fox 8, Carolina Coast Online, CBS 6, Maine News Online, Northern Californian, Alaska Dispatch News, Canada Journal, and others.