FALMOUTH – NASA has announced that astronaut Suni Williams, a Massachusetts native with Cape Cod ties, is retiring. Williams, who is from Needham, … [Read more...]
Retirement for NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who ran Falmouth Road Race from space
January 22, 2026
Suni Williams, Astronaut With Cape Ties, Returns Home After Lengthy ISS Stay
March 19, 2025
WOODS HOLE – A NASA astronaut with a Cape Cod connection is finally back on Earth after an 8-day mission turned into a 9 month stay at the … [Read more...]
Shrink Wrap Recycling Program Collects Over 46 Tons Of Plastic Boat Covers Over The Past Year
August 2, 2024
WOODS HOLE - Over the past year, the Cape-wide Shrink Wrap Recycling Program coordinated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Cape Cod … [Read more...]
Scientists To Study Recent Phenomenon Of Whale Shark Sightings In Northeast
July 11, 2024
WOODS HOLE - A student project with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and a team of scientists and divers are preparing to conduct … [Read more...]
Woods Hole Scientists Develop Innovative, Noninvasive Tagging Method
May 18, 2024
WOODS HOLE - Scientists with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have created an effective new method of tracking marine animals by developing a … [Read more...]
Eversource Focusing on Electric Vehicles
September 24, 2023
BARNSTABLE - Eversource continues to work on reducing the carbon footprint on Cape Cod, where scientists claim that vehicles are responsible for 40% … [Read more...]
WHOI Study: Fishing Restrictions Could Benefit Lobster Fisherman
June 1, 2020
WOODS HOLE - A new study by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found that local lobster fisheries may turn a higher profit … [Read more...]
WHOI Researcher Makes Case For More Ocean Observation
January 21, 2020
WASHINGTON - An official from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution stressed the importance of supporting ocean science and expanding observational … [Read more...]
WHOI Underwater Robot Takes First Known Automated Sample from Ocean
January 19, 2020
WOODS HOLE – A hybrid remotely operated vehicle developed by WHOI took the first known automated sample performed by a robotic arm in the … [Read more...]
WHOI Celebrates 90th Anniversary With Commemorative Postmark
January 6, 2020
FALMOUTH – The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. WHOI has been operation since 1930, and … [Read more...]
