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How WHOI helped win World War II
Key innovations that cemented ocean science’s role in national defense
Read MoreLife at the margins
Scientists investigate the connections between Ghana’s land, air, sea and blue economy through the Ocean Margins Initiative
Read MoreGrits, storms, and cosmic patience
As storms stall liftoff, Europa Clipper Mission Team member Elizabeth Spiers patiently awaits the biggest mission of her life
Read MoreSeeding the future
New WHOI tech lends a hand to kelp farmers
Read MoreCold, quiet, and carbon-rich: Investigating winter wetlands
A hydrologist takes on a groundbreaking study to understand how groundwater moves through New England salt marshes in the winter.
Read MoreNew underwater vehicles in development at WHOI
New vehicles will be modeled after WHOI’s iconic remotely operated vehicle, Jason
Read MoreSonic Sharks
The predators may not be a silent as once thought
Read MoreLearning to see through cloudy waters
How MIT-WHOI student Amy Phung is helping robots accomplish dangerous tasks in murky waters
Read MoreA rare black seadevil anglerfish sees the light
A viral video shows a denizen of the ocean’s twilight zone making an unusual trip to the surface
Read MoreFrom surface to self
A writer’s journey through science and story
Read MoreUnseen Ocean
Artist Janine Wong and scientist Jing He capture the art of currents in “Submesoscale Soup”
Read MoreHow will we ever count them all?
WHOI biologist Francesco Ventura recounts a conservation win for sea turtles in remote Guinea-Bissau
Read MoreFive marine animals that call shipwrecks home
One man’s sunken ship is another fish’s home? Learn about five species that have evolved to thrive on sunken vessels
Read MoreDeep-sea amphipod name inspired by literary masterpiece
Name pays tribute to Cervantes’ Don Quixote and reinforces themes of sweetness and beauty
Read More5 Takeaways for the Ocean from the COP29 Climate Conference
Explore the key outcomes from this year’s UN Climate Conference
Read MoreGo with the flow
Mike Singleton, relief captain, R/V Neil Armstrong describes the intricate dance of navigating ocean currents during scientific expeditions
Read MoreA gift for ocean research
Boater and oceanography enthusiast Steven Grossman supports innovative WHOI projects with $10 million donation
Read MoreNature’s Language
Using applied math (and chalk) to understand the dynamic ocean
Read MoreNavigating new waters
The engineering team at the Ocean Observatories Initiative overcomes the hurdles of deploying the coastal pioneer array at a new site
Read MoreOcean in Motion
How the ocean’s complex and chaotic physics defines life on our planet
Read MoreThe case for preserving deep-sea biodiversity
WHOI biologist Annette Govindarajan offers her takeaways from the COP16 UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Colombia
Read MoreSaving Tico
A manatee’s odyssey and the role of currents in marine mammal conservation
Read MoreAn immersive twilight zone exhibit
An ARTECHOUSE and WHOI collaboration in Washington, D.C. is transporting visitors to a hidden layer of the ocean
Read MoreTracking big fish at fine scales
Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution track how shortbill spearfish take advantage of local ocean currents when foraging.
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