While testing a SONAR system off Bermuda in 1949, scientists made the first known recording of whale songs. At the time, they didn't know what they were hearing. The recording also reveals how much quieter the ocean was back then.
#whales #whoi
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A person in a bright orange and yellow jacket leaps across a gap between snow-covered ice formations, with the sky as a backdrop.
⏰ It's time to spring forward! Even in the midst of polar field work, remember to set your clock one hour ahead before turning in tonight!
📸 by Peter Kimball © #WHOI
Date: Feb. 17, 1977.
Location: 400 miles off the South American coast on R/V Knorr
Bob Ballard, then a #WHOI marine geologist, was about to make a discovery that would change our understanding of life on Earth forever.
🧭Travel back in time to find out what it was: go.whoi.edu/vent-discovery
🌹Roses are red, the ocean is blue 🌊
This siphonophore swims as deep
As my love for you!
(That’s 15,000 feet or 4,500 meters!)
Share this beautiful Athorybia with your Valentine! 💕
📸 by Larry Madin © #WHOI
Our work is grounded in marine science and exploration, but we're making waves far beyond the ocean surface. 🌊
👉🏽Find out how #WHOI research drives breakthroughs, from human health and infrastructure design to emergency response and national security: go.whoi.edu/breakthroughs-below-the-surface
Why the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is such a MISTAKE, www.whoi.edu/ocean-learni... #climate #coralbleaching #fisheries #marinelife #ocean #oceanacidification #oceanwarming #sealevelrise #stupidisasstupiddoes #thermalexpansion #weather #whoi
Did you know that 50% of the Northeast's one-lush eelgrass beds have disappeared—along with the homes of many fish, crabs, and shellfish? 🦀🐡
📲Watch @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social ’s new series, featuring #WHOI scientist Matt Long's effort to restore these vital habitats: go.whoi.edu/pbs-oceanstate
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/m... #alkalinityenhancement #challenging #co2emissions #geoengineering #gulfofmaine #lye #marineantacid #notcomfortable #ocean #oceanacidification #oceanalkalinityenhancement #sodiumhydroxide #whoi #woodshole
Why, yes, I AM wearing a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute t-shirt in this picture. :) #WHOI
🌊📆 🌊 Ring in the new year with our 2026 wall calendar! Each of these amazing images of ocean life and field work was captured by our scientists and photographers—and your purchase helps support their work!
📲Order yours at the WHOI Store: go.whoi.edu/2025-calendar
📸 © #WHOI
After #WHOI and Ifremer scientists found the wreckage of the Titanic in 1985, it opened a new chapter in deep sea exploration!
KMBC came from Kansas City to Woods Hole to talk about this legacy of discovery.
📲Get to the bottom of the Titanic story on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/kmbc-titanic
Dead sea creatures are washing up across South Australia—and residents are getting sick. But why?
Scientists, including #WHOI ecologist Don Anderson, have linked the mystery to the obscure algae Karenia cristata.
📲Find out what scientists know so far from @science.org: go.whoi.edu/sci-algae
How do whale researchers "catch a breath?" With drones, of course!
#WHOI & New England Aquarium scientists remotely captured blowhole spray from North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay to learn more about their health—without invading their space!
📲Learn more from BBC: go.whoi.edu/bbc-whale
www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feat... #atlanticcod #climatechange #cod #fisheriesmanagement #groundfish #gulfofmaine #mismanaged #noaa #ocean #overfishing #science #sustainability #warmingocean #whoi
In the I learn something new everyday category, www.whoi.edu/person/athel... #adventurer #allblacks #athelstanspilhaus #bathythermograph #england #explorer #inspiration #minnesota #nyu #ocean #respect #southafrica #spilhausprojection #thanks #whoi #woodsholeoceanographicinstitution
You may have heard of data visualization, but how about data sonification?
#WHOI oceanographer Amy Bower converts data from offshore buoys into sound waves so that the resulting graphs become audible!
Dive deeper into her work in Bluedot Living : go.whoi.edu/bdl-bower
Gavin Newsom governor of California at COP30 Ocean Paviliion
Everyone got pretty excited when Gavin Newsom showed up at the #Ocean Pavilion at #COP30 today. At least one US politician who cares about #climate issues. l to r, SIO Director, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Newsom, WHOI Director Peter de Menocal and Kilaparti Ramakrishna also from #WHOI 🌊🧪
#WHOI research associate Gretchen Swarr has run marathons on 4 continents, made the Guinness Book (for running the fastest marathon in a chef costume), and as of this weekend, conquered a 50K ultramarathon in Antarctica!
📲Follow Swarr's journey to the start line: go.whoi.edu/CCT-Gretchen
🐬 #WHOI biologist Laela Sayigh has spent decades cataloging dolphins' signature whistles, which dolphins identify each other, much like human names!
📲 Dive into dolphin communication—read or listen to the @wcai-npr.bsky.social story: go.whoi.edu/cai-dolphin
🌋Did you know that there's more volcanic activity under the waves than on land?
Find out how underwater explosions impact our planet at the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub, a free resource that's perfect for educators, students, and the ocean-curious:
go.whoi.edu/volcano
📸 via ROV Jason 2009 © #WHOI
Matson Inc. Partners with WhaleSpotter to Enhance Marine Conservation with Next-Gen Whale Detection #USA #Honolulu #WHOI #Matson_Inc. #WhaleSpotter
Last week, #WHOI welcomed ten journalists from @ksjatmit.bsky.social!
While at #WHOI, they heard from ocean experts about pollutants and invasive species, and got a close-up look at the submersible HOV Alvin!
Learn more about this group of scholars: go.whoi.edu/knight-fellows
Our work is grounded in marine science and exploration, but we're making waves far beyond the ocean surface. 🌊
👉🏽Find out how #WHOI research drives breakthroughs, from human health and infrastructure design to emergency response and national security: go.whoi.edu/breakthroughs-below-the-surface
🧪🌊⚒️🌋 Can’t believe it’s been 3 years since my last deep-sea dive! Here’s a montage of #WHOI Alvin Dive 5097, from 6 km (20,000 ft) down. You’ll see glimpses of fresh lava flows and the remarkable life that thrives in the #DeepSea. #OceanExploration. Video by Kenna Rubin. Funding by NSF/NOAA/ONR.
Body snatchers are real! They just happen to be much, much smaller than the movies… 👻🦀
Check out the biological arms race between a parasitic barnacle & its host, the humble mudcrab, with #WHOI biologist Carolyn Tepolt: go.whoi.edu/bodysnatchers
Recent research shows that organisms are using WWII ammunition as habitat—even more than the surrounding seabed!
#WHOI biologist Jesús Pineda, who wasn’t involved in the study, says the results could help measure their impact on the food web.
Learn more from @forbes.com: go.whoi.edu/forbes-baltic
80 years after it went down off Pearl Harbor, oil is still seeping from the USS Arizona. With an estimated 600,000 gallons of oil still on board, #WHOI marine chemist Chris Reddy is taking advantage of real-world conditions to learn from environmental disaster.
📲 Full story:go.whoi.edu/Arizona
PONANT Explorations Group Partners with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for a Sustainable Future #United_States #New_York #PONANT #WHOI #Ocean_Research
🔌 What’s a wuzzle? To #WHOI engineers, it’s a mess of tangled cords and wires. While it doesn’t hold an official spot in the dictionary, experts say it originated as a verb meaning “to jumble…”
📲 Learn more about its origins from waywordradio.org: go.whoi.edu/www-wuzzle
