WHOI Stories
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WHOI News | August 20, 2012
Construction Begins on Newest Ocean Research Ship
Senior officials from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) joined the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) at a ceremony Aug. 17 to mark the beginning of construction on the high-tech, ocean research ship AGOR 27, which will be operated by WHOI. -
WHOI - Oceanus | August 17, 2012
New Laboratory Opens at WHOI
'Green' building provides space for ocean observatory initiatives -
WHOI News | August 15, 2012
WHOI Scientist Contributes to Nature Study on Ocean Health
WHOI Senior Scientist Scott Doney is one of several contributors to a new comprehensive index designed to assess the benefits to people of healthy oceans worldwide. The Index – being called the Ocean Health Index – is the first broad, quant... -
WHOI - Oceanus | August 10, 2012
Underneath and Overlooked: Groundwater
A conversation with WHOI marine chemist Matt Charette -
WHOI - Oceanus | August 2, 2012
Shifting Tactics in Shifting Shoals
Enterprising scientist jury-rigs kayak into research vehicle -
WHOI News | August 2, 2012
WHOI to Host Public Event on Ocean Acidification
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will host a public forum on ocean acidification and its effects on ocean life. Ocean acidification is a global problem that results from the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosp... -
WHOI News | July 23, 2012
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Names New CFO
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has appointed Jeffrey Fernandez to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance. Fernandez assumes his post July 23. -
WHOI - Oceanus | July 20, 2012
A Robotic Albatross?
Soaring seabirds offer lessons on glider technology -
WHOI News | July 19, 2012
WHOI Scientists and Engineers Partner with World-Renowned Companies to Market Revolutionary New Instruments
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution researchers have partnered with two companies to build and market undersea technology developed at WHOI: the Imaging FlowCytobot, an automated underwater microscope, and BlueComm, an underwater communications system... -
WHOI News | July 19, 2012
WHOI Announces 2012 Ocean Science Journalism Fellows
Ten writers and multimedia science journalists from the U.S., Canada, and Poland have been selected to participate in the competitive Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Ocean Science Journalism Fellowship program. The program takes place Septe... -
WHOI - Oceanus | July 13, 2012
Symbiosis in the Deep Sea
Scientists discover how bacteria living with shrimp make a living -
WHOI News | July 5, 2012
Scientists Discover New Trigger for Immense North Atlantic Ocean Spring Plankton Bloom
Scientists from the WHOI, University of Washington, and University of Maine are combining models with data from a flotilla of high-tech robots to shed new light on life-sustaining phytoplankton, including when their spring bloom begins and the role tha... -
WHOI - Oceanus | July 5, 2012
A Serendipitous Seafloor Sample
Photo slideshow: How a pillow was transformed into a table -
WHOI News | June 27, 2012
Pressure Testing of New Alvin Personnel Sphere Successful
The human-occupied submersible Alvin reached a major milestone in its upgrade project on June 22 when its new titanium personnel sphere was successfully pressure tested, reports the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the vehicle’s operator. -
WHOI - Oceanus | June 25, 2012
Brown Tides and Redfielders
Scientists probe the inner workings of harmful algae -
WHOI News | June 20, 2012
Melting Sea Ice Threatens Emperor Penguins, Study Finds
At nearly four feet tall, the Emperor penguin is Antarctica’s largest sea bird—and thanks to films like “March of the Penguins” and “Happy Feet,” it’s also one of the continent’s most iconic. If global te... -
WHOI - Oceanus | June 19, 2012
The Boy in the Alvin Sphere
Testing the sub's personnel sphere—then and now -
WHOI - Oceanus | June 7, 2012
Beneath Arctic Ice, Life Blooms Spectacularly
Pools of water atop ice act as lenses to focus sunlight -
WHOI News | June 7, 2012
Scientists Discover Huge Phytoplankton Bloom in Ice Covered Waters
A team of researchers, including scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), discovered a massive bloom of phytoplankton beneath ice-covered Arctic waters. Until now, sea ice was thought to block sunlight and limit the growth of mi... -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 31, 2012
Scientists Discover the “Vitamin B12 Claw”
Newfound protein is key for algae growth in the ocean
