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WHOI - Oceanus | July 2, 2014
Alvin’s Animals
Hundreds of previously unknown species have been discovered by the sub -
WHOI News | July 2, 2014
James Bellingham Appointed Director of WHOI Center for Marine Robotics
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has appointed James Bellingham as the first director of its Center for Marine Robotics. -
Featured Stories | July 1, 2014
Going Local in the Coral Triangle
One MIT researcher is helping rural fishing communities improve the resilience of the fragile marine ecosystems they depend on for everything. Related topics | Ocean Policy | The Coastal Oceans -
WHOI News | July 1, 2014
Tags Reveal Chilean Devil Rays Are Among Ocean’s Deepest Divers
Thought to dwell mostly near the ocean's surface, Chilean devil rays (Mobula tarapacana) are most often seen gliding through shallow, warm waters. But a new study by scientists at WHOI and international colleagues reveals that these large and majestic ... -
Featured Stories | June 29, 2014
Watch it Again! MIT Sea Grant’s 2014 Coastal Climate Change Symposium
MIT Sea Grant College convened a three-day symposium on coastal climate change between June 16-18 2014. Related topics |Human Influences | Hazards and Disasters -
WHOI News | June 29, 2014
Study Finds Emperor Penguin in Peril
An international team of scientists studying Emperor penguin populations across Antarctica finds the iconic animals in danger of dramatic declines by the end of the century due to climate change. -
MIT, MIT EAPS | June 24, 2014
Tech Day 2014
Alumni took a big drink from the firehose on Saturday, June 7th, 2014 at the annual Tech Day program in Kresge Auditorium. This year's theme: The Future of Planet Earth. -
WHOI News | June 22, 2014
Understanding the Ocean’s Role in Greenland Glacier Melt
Research by scientists at WHOI and the Univ. of Oregon sheds new light onto the connection between the ocean and Greenland’s outlet glaciers, and provides important data for future estimates of how fast the ice sheet will melt and how much mass w... -
WHOI - Oceanus | June 18, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Chris German
A series on the people who reassembled the iconic sub -
Featured Stories | June 15, 2014
MIT’s Plan to Save New Jersey from the Next Hurricane Wins the HUD Competition
An MIT team has won the Rebuild by Design competition with their innovative plan to to protect New Jersey and Metropolitan New York coastlines from the next Hurricane Sandy. -
Featured Stories | June 13, 2014
The cold hard truth about Arctic policy: Interview with Lawrence Susskind
Oceans at MIT talks to environmental policy expert Lawrence Susskind about the unprecedented need for new Arctic agreements and how to achieve them. Related topics | Ocean Policy -
WHOI News | June 12, 2014
Climate Change Winners and Losers
A group of scientists have traced the genetics of modern penguin populations back to their early ancestors from the last Ice Age to better understand how three Antarctic penguin species – gentoo, Adélie, and chinstrap penguins – fare... -
WHOI - Oceanus | June 11, 2014
At 50, Alvin Gets an Extreme Makeover
Same name, but dramatically upgraded submersible -
Featured Stories | June 5, 2014
A Drop in the Southern Ocean
A brand new short film from Fereday Films follows a group of researchers on a DIMES oceanographic research cruise as they intrepidly travel to the unpredictable and remote seas around the Antarctic continent to collect oceanographic data. Related topics | Ocean Engineering | Oceans and Climate -
WHOI News | June 5, 2014
How Do Phytoplankton Survive Scarcity of a Critical Nutrient?
Like all other life forms, phytoplankton require the element phosphorus to carry out critical cellular activity, but in some parts of the world’s ocean, phosphorus is in limited supply. -
WHOI News | June 5, 2014
Iconic Research Submersible Alvin Turns 50
Alvin, the iconic research submersible owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by WHOI, turns 50 this year. Christened on June 5, 1964, the sub has been a workhorse for U.S. scientists, safely taking approximately 2,600 researchers on nearly 4,900 dives, a... -
WHOI - Oceanus | June 3, 2014
Trailblazer in the Ocean
Alvin celebrates 50 years of pioneering accomplishments -
Featured Stories | June 2, 2014
Solving the puzzle of ice age climates
Researchers look to the Southern Ocean for an explanation of the “Last Glacial Maximum.” Related topics | Oceans and Climate -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 30, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Don Peters
A series on the people who reassembled the iconic sub -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 23, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Durante & Skowronski
A series on the people who reassembled the iconic sub
