WHOI Stories
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WHOI News | May 31, 2012
A ‘B-12 Shot’ for Marine Algae?
Studying algal cultures and seawater samples from the Southern Ocean off Antarctica, a team of researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the J. Craig Venter Institute have revealed a key cog in the biochemical machinery that allows mari... -
WHOI News | May 28, 2012
Climate Change Led to Collapse of Ancient Indus Civilization, Study Finds
A new study combining the latest archaeological evidence with state-of-the-art geoscience technologies provides evidence that climate change was a key ingredient in the collapse of the great Indus or Harappan Civilization almost 4000 years ago. The stu... -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 25, 2012
Ocean Explorers Probe Gulf of Mexico
Shipwrecks, cold seeps, and corals among the finds -
WHOI News | May 25, 2012
Dr. Karen Lloyd Receives WHOI’s Holger W. Jannasch Visiting Scholar Award
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has chosen Karen Lloyd, an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, as the recipient of the Holger W. Jannasch Visiting Scholar Award. -
WHOI News | May 21, 2012
New Study by WHOI Scientists Provides Baseline Measurements of Carbon in Arctic Ocean
Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have conducted a new study to measure levels of carbon at various depths in the Arctic Ocean. The study, recently published in the journal Biogeosciences, provides data that will help rese... -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 9, 2012
In Search of the Pink and White Terraces
WHOI vehicles help find landmarks lost in 1886 eruption -
WHOI News | May 7, 2012
WHOI to Host Public Forum on Climate Change and Global Water Supplies
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will host a public forum on the impacts of climate change on water availability worldwide. “Drought or Deluge: The Ocean and Earth's Changing Water Cycle,” will be held on May 17 at 7 p.m. in ... -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 30, 2012
Coral Sanctuaries in a Warming World?
Change in equatorial current may slow warming near small islands -
WHOI News | April 29, 2012
Pacific Islands May Become Refuge for Corals in a Warming Climate, Study Finds
Scientists have predicted that ocean temperatures will rise in the equatorial Pacific by the end of the century, wreaking havoc on coral reef ecosystems. But a new study by WHOI scientists shows that climate change could cause ocean currents to operate... -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 25, 2012
Exhibit Spotlights Sea Butterflies
Scientist and sculptress share love of charismatic microfauna -
WHOI News | April 20, 2012
Study Amplifies Understanding of Hearing in Baleen Whales
For decades, scientists have known that dolphins and other toothed whales have specialized fats associated with their jaws, which efficiently convey sound waves from the ocean to their ears. But until now, the hearing systems of their toothless grazing... -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 17, 2012
Fats In Whales’ Heads May Help Them Hear
Study shows first evidence for auditory fats in baleen whales -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 12, 2012
The Quest to Map Titanic
Shipwreck drove advances in deep-sea imaging technology -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 4, 2012
Are Jellyfish Populations Increasing?
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WHOI News | April 4, 2012
Researchers Report Potential for a “Moderate” New England “Red Tide” in 2012
New England is expected to experience a “moderate” regional “red tide” this spring and summer, report NOAA-funded scientists working in the Gulf of Maine to study the toxic algae that causes the bloom. The algae in the water pos... -
WHOI News | April 2, 2012
Sampling the Pacific for Signs of Fukushima
International team led by WHOI's Ken Buesseler released its initial findings on April 2 from a 2011 cruise to measure the concentration, distribution, and biological impacts of radiation from a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant. -
WHOI - Oceanus | March 29, 2012
A Taste of Oceanography
Programs give young students ocean science experience -
WHOI News | March 29, 2012
WHOI Team Uses Advanced Imaging Data to Bring a New View of Titanic to the World
Newly released images of the Titanic wreck site provide the first unrestricted view of the world's most notable maritime heritage site. The image mosaics are among more than 200 optical mosaics created by WHOI's Advanced Imaging and Visualization Labor... -
WHOI News | March 26, 2012
WHOI Researchers, Collaborators Receive $1.4 Million to Study Life in Ocean’s Greatest Depths
Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), University of Hawaii, Whitman College and international colleagues will conduct the first systematic study of life in the deepest marine habitat on Earth—ocean trenches. -
WHOI News | March 26, 2012
WHOI Scientists Contribute to Study on Impact to Coral Communities from Deepwater Horizon Spill
Six scientists from WHOI have contributed to a new report finding "compelling evidence" that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has impacted deep-sea coral communities in the Gulf of Mexico. The study utilized all the National Deep Submergence Facility ve...
