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WHOI - Oceanus | May 23, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Logan Driscoll
A series on the people who reassembled the iconic sub -
Featured Stories | May 21, 2014
A Visit from the “Dragon” of Rapid Ice Sheet Collapse
Polar ice expert Richard Alley delivered the 14th Annual Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture "Ice Sheets and Sea Level: Is the Long Tail Attached to a Dragon?," delving into the process of ice sheet melting and the risks and uncertainties of climate change and sea level rise. Related topics |Human Influences | Hazards and Disasters -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 16, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Humphris & Strickrott
A series on the people who reassembled the iconic sub -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 16, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Bruce Strickrott
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MIT, MIT EAPS | May 14, 2014
Dangerous storms peaking further north, south than in past
Powerful, destructive tropical cyclones are now reaching their peak intensity farther from the equator and closer to the poles, according to a new study co-authored by EAPS' Kerry Emanuel. -
WHOI News | May 14, 2014
Scientists Test Hearing in Bristol Bay Beluga Whale Population
How well do marine mammals hear in the wild? WHOI biologist Aran Mooney and his colleagues are the first to publish a study of hearing in a population of wild marine mammals. -
WHOI News | May 10, 2014
Robotic Deep-sea Vehicle Lost on Dive to 6-Mile Depth
On Saturday, May 10, 2014, at 2 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Friday EDT), the hybrid remotely operated vehicle Nereus was confirmed lost at 9,990 meters (6.2 miles) depth in the Kermadec Trench northeast of New Zealand. The unmanned vehicle was working as ... -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 9, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Anthony Tarantino
A series on the people who reassembled the iconic sub -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 9, 2014
Rebuilding Alvin: Rod Catanach
A series on the people who reassembled the iconic sub -
Featured Stories | May 8, 2014
MIT announces new initiative on environment
Multidisciplinary program, to be led by Susan Solomon, will encourage collaborations among researchers in different fields. -
WHOI News | May 7, 2014
New Sensor Array to Monitor Impacts of Changing Gulf of Maine Conditions on New England Red Tide
Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are kicking off an innovative NOAA-funded pilot program using robotic instruments and computer modeling analysis to shed light on changing ocean conditions in the Gulf of Maine as they rel... -
Featured Stories | May 5, 2014
Spring is the Season of Outreach!
For Oceans at MIT, spring is the season for science outreach. This year, our team included a group of graduate students, post docs, faculty, and the science writer from MIT’s Program in Oceans, Atmospheres, and Climate (PAOC) within the Department of Earth Atmospheric Science. -
WHOI - Oceanus | May 1, 2014
Ready, Set, Dive
Video shows the daily dance to deploy Alvin into the ocean -
MIT, MIT EAPS | April 26, 2014
Ocean microbes display remarkable genetic diversity
Mick Follows, working with CEE colleague Sallie Chisholm and co-authors, have discovered unexpectedly large genetic diversity among even small populations of marine microbes living in a few drops of water. -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 25, 2014
Uncovering the Ocean’s Biological Pump
Scientists reveal the hidden movements of particles and chemicals in the sea -
Featured Stories, MIT, News | April 24, 2014
Ocean Microbes Display Remarkable Genetic Diversity
One species, a few drops of seawater, hundreds of coexisting subpopulations. -
Featured Stories | April 23, 2014
Combatting the Climate Crisis James Hansen’s Way
James Hansen visited MIT and advocated for a fee on carbon, a switch to nuclear energy, and the formation of a centrist third political party to solve the climate crisis. Related topics |Human Influences | Hazards and Disasters -
WHOI News | April 22, 2014
WHOI Hosts Public Forum and Art Exhibit on Impacts of Climate Change to Polar Animals
No place on the planet is more vulnerable to climate change than the polar regions of the Arctic and the Antarctic. To discuss this, leading scientists in the fields of polar research will convene at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for a sc... -
MIT News | April 17, 2014
A robot dives into search for Malaysian Airlines flight
The AUV built by MIT spinout Bluefin Robotics will begin imaging the ocean floor in search of clues. -
WHOI - Oceanus | April 17, 2014
Drug Discovery in the Ocean
Marine microbes are potential sources of disease treatments
