The Sentinel Slocum Glider “Redwing” will set off on the first leg of its multi-year trip around the world from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Friday.

As regulators consider projects up and down the east coast, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have been simulating the booming sound of pile driving turbine monopiles to see if it has an effect on a variety of species.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will host a conference next week to talk about how the Vineyarders can adapt and mitigate the impacts of climate change on the Island’s coast.

Ocean scientists with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) discovered a group of previously unknown hydrothermal vents last month, providing researchers with new opportunities to deepen their understanding of this deep-sea phenomenon.

The encroaching dark and cold drizzle in Vineyard Sound provided the perfect backdrop Wednesday evening for a lecture on the mid-water depths of the ocean, a place called the Twilight Zone.

The three pounding winter storms that took a toll on the Island’s south shore also have scientists who study the area pondering retreat.