For WHOI personnel, vendors, and visitors: COVID-19 Guidelines JOIN US PRESS ROOM DIRECTORY WHO WE ARE WHAT WE DO KNOW YOUR OCEAN NEWS SHOP GIVE NOW Press Room “Mantle wind” blows through slab window beneath Panama NOVEMBER 19, 2021 Woods Hole, MA – Volcanic gases are helping researchers track large-scale movements in Earth’s deep interior. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists, together with a group of international collaborators, have discovered anomalous geochemical compositions beneath Panama. This interdisciplinary team used… DOE Funding will Support WHOI Research to Support Sustainable Development of Offshore Wind NOVEMBER 19, 2021 Woods Hole, MA – The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has received $750,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop next‐generation autonomous robotic technology for environmental monitoring of marine organisms and the seafloor at potential wind… Development of a curious robot to study coral reef ecosystems awarded $1.5 million by the National Science Foundation NOVEMBER 10, 2021 A prototype of an autonomous underwater vehicle capable of navigating complex underwater environments and of collecting data adaptively over long periods of time. Daniel Hentz / ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA – A grant by the National Science… WHOI Arctic experts present at international climate conference overseas NOVEMBER 1, 2021 Experts from WHOI and Woodwell Climate Research Center are on the ground at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, sharing critical perspective on the implications of a warming Arctic New book by WHOI marine scientist offers a grim look at an endangered whale species OCTOBER 29, 2021 A new book by Michael Moore, veterinarian, and marine scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), examines the plight and future of the North Atlantic right whale, one of the most critically endangered species on the planet, and draws on Moore’s 40 years of fieldwork to offer possible solutions. WHOI welcomes Dr. Kilaparti Ramakrishna as Senior Advisor on Ocean and Climate Policy OCTOBER 28, 2021 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the world’s independent leader in ocean discovery, exploration, and education, has welcomed Dr. Kilaparti Ramakrishna (Rama) as senior advisor to the President and Director on ocean and climate policy. Environmental DNA is a reliable way to learn about migration from the twilight zone OCTOBER 28, 2021 Woods Hole, MA – The mid-ocean “twilight zone” holds the key to several tantalizing questions about the marine food web and carbon-sequestering capacity of the ocean. But studying this vast and remote area is extremely difficult. Many inhabitants of the… WHOI Elects New Trustee and Board Officers, and New Corporation Members OCTOBER 22, 2021 In October, the Board of Trustees of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) welcomed one new Board Member and named two new officers, as well as ten new Corporation Members WHOI multidisciplinary team selected for prestigious National Science Foundation Program OCTOBER 14, 2021 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has been selected by the U.S National Science Foundation (NSF) for phase one of a two-part Convergence Accelerator Program, a $21 million investment to advance use-inspired solutions addressing national-scale societal challenges. WHOI is one of sixteen teams across the US chosen to participate in Track E: The Networked Blue Economy, which aims to create a smart, integrated, connected, and open ecosystem for ocean innovation, exploration, and sustainable utilization. Modeling our climate future; WHOI to lead ocean current research OCTOBER 6, 2021 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) senior scientist of physical oceanography, Dr. Young-Oh Kwon, and WHOI adjunct scientist, Dr. Claude Frankignoul, have received a new research grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections (MAPP) Program, funding their research project focusing on western boundary ocean currents and their correspondence with the atmosphere in relation to modern day climate. Study Finds Growing Potential for Toxic Algal Blooms in the Alaskan Arctic OCTOBER 4, 2021 Changes in the northern Alaskan Arctic ocean environment have reached a point at which a previously rare phenomenon-widespread blooms of toxic algae-could become more commonplace, potentially threatening a wide range of marine wildlife and the people who rely on… Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and WHOI enter partnership to map the world’s ocean SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 Woods Hole, Mass. – The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in recognition of both organisations’ work to advance our understanding of ocean bathymetry. This will complement the goals… WHOI collaborates to bring video installation to United Nation Headquarters SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 Vertical Migration by artist group SUPERFLEX will be projected onto the facade of the United Nations’ 505-foot tower in New York, on 21-24 September 2021, coinciding with the 76th General Assembly and Climate Week NYC. The projection seeks to draw global attention to the critical role of the ocean in global climate, a primary focus of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Ocean Twilight Zone Project. Flipping the “genetic paradox of invasions” SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 A new study led by Carolyn Tepolt, an associate scientist of biology at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, is investigating the adaptive mechanisms of the green crab along the west coast of North America, where it has shown extensive dispersal in the last decade despite minimal genetic diversity. A recent reversal in the response of western Greenland’s ice caps to climate change SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 New collaborative research from the WHOI and five partner institutions published today in Nature Geoscience, reveals that during past periods glaciers and ice caps in coastal west Greenland experienced climate conditions much different than the interior of Greenland. Over the past 2,000 years, these ice caps endured periods of warming during which they grew larger rather than shrinking. WHOI selected for new NSF science & technology center SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 The new Center for Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP) will focus on the chemical processes that underpin ocean ecosystems. Sunlight can break down marine plastic into tens of thousands of chemical compounds, study finds SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 Sunlight was once thought to only fragment plastics in the marine environment into smaller particles that chemically resemble the original material and persist forever. However, scientists more recently have learned that sunlight also chemically transforms plastic into a suite of polymer-, dissolved-, and gas-phased products. Now, a new study finds that this chemical reaction can produce tens of thousands of water-soluble compounds, or formulas. Some coral reefs are keeping pace with ocean warming SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 Some coral communities are becoming more heat tolerant as ocean temperatures rise, offering hope for corals in a changing climate. After a series of marine heatwaves hit the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) in the central Pacific Ocean, a new study finds the impact of heat stress on the coral communities lessened over time. ROV Jason helps recover two other underwater vehicles SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 On September 2, the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason aided in the recovery of two underwater vehicles, ROV Hercules and Argus, that were stranded on the seafloor near British Columbia Surviving extreme heat AUGUST 19, 2021 A team led by Anne Cohen, a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, received $1.75M in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study how coral reefs survive extreme heat events caused by climate change. The multidisciplinary project taps into expertise across four WHOI departments to uncover the oceanographic and biological processes that enable corals to survive marine heatwaves. 1 2 3 … 51 Next » In the Press Room News Release Archive News Tips WHOI in the News License Imagery Journalism Fellowship Copyright Media contacts: Suzanne Pelisson Associate Director, Public Relations spelisson@whoi.edu 973-801-6223 Kylee Denesha Public Relations Specialist kylee.denesha@whoi.edu 774-269-8714 The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is dedicated to advancing knowledge of the ocean and its connection with the Earth system through a sustained commitment to excellence in science, engineering, and education, and to the application of this knowledge to problems facing society. 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