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Ocean Encounters: Ocean Plastics
Plastics are everywhere–even in our ocean. Discover the surprising and costly impacts of plastic pollution on us and our ocean planet.
Read MoreSwim alongside a Right Whale and her calf
A rare video shows right whale Spindle nursing her calf—one of just ~340 left in this endangered species.
Read MoreOcean Encounters: Jellies
Jellyfish do more than sting—they play key roles in ocean ecosystems. Discover what “jellies” can teach us about the ocean’s health—and our own.
Read MoreDiscovering La Mer
Boston Ballet and WHOI team up for La Mer, a new ballet exploring ocean threats—and its power to help solve global environmental challenges.
Read MoreOcean Encounters: Hydrothermal Vents
Deep-sea vents are teeming with life. Discover what scientists have learned about vents and the surprising organisms that thrive there— and what they reveal about life on Earth.
Read MoreAlvin visits the wreck of the Titanic
Rare, uncut footage from 1986 shows Titanic’s wreck for the first time since 1912—captured by Alvin and Jason Junior, and largely unreleased until now.
Read More2022 Year in Review
Re-live the best of 2022 with this montage showcasing just some of WHOI’s ocean science, technology, and engineering highlights.
Read MoreOcean Encounters: Sailing for Science
From wild weather to pirate encounters, marine crews brave it all to support ocean science. Explore careers in marine operations—and maybe join the adventure!
Read MoreThe Ocean Pavilion at COP27
WHOI, together with oceanographic partners from around the globe, speaks for the ocean at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Read MoreHope for Corals in Crisis
Go behind the scenes as WHOI researchers develop cutting-edge tools to detect stressed corals early—before visible damage makes recovery harder.
Read MoreGive Reefs a Chance
WHOI scientists are racing to save coral reefs with real-time tools, fish sound studies, and robotics to detect stress and disease before it’s too late.
Read MoreCan we use sound to build back reefs?
WHOI scientists study sound as a possible therapy for ailing coral reefs
Read MoreInto Hurricane Ian
WHOI’s Steve Jayne flies with US Air Force to drop a suite of instruments into and ahead of Hurricane Ian.
Read MoreLook to the Ocean For Hope in the Climate Crisis
At WHOI, our focus is the ocean and its complex connections with the atmosphere, land, ice, seafloor, and life—including humanity. We see the ocean as a hero in combating the climate crisis.
Read MoreOcean Encounters: Heatwaves
Extreme heat is hitting land and sea. Learn why ocean heatwaves are on the rise and what it means for our ocean planet.
Read MoreA look back at Alvin science verification
The human-occupied submersible Alvin is ready to return to scientific research at its newly certified maximum depth of 6500 meters (4 miles).
Read MoreOcean Encounters: Giving Reefs a Chance
Coral reefs are vital ocean ecosystems, and they are in trouble. Learn how WHOI scientists and engineers are working to diagnose reefs at risk and bring them back to life.
Read MoreOcean Encounters: Pollution
From plastic to oil spills, experts Chris Reddy and Asha de Vos discuss solutions, recovery, and prevention of ocean pollution.
Read MoreListening for home: How corals use sound to build reefs
What does home sound like to you? Scientists investigate how corals use sound to settle and build new reefs
Read MoreOcean Encounters: Antarctica!
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean make up the most remote part of our planet—one that few people have experienced.
Read MoreOcean Encounters: Seaweed Solutions
Learn how scientists, ocean farmers, and policymakers are looking to kelp as a sustainable solution to some of the most challenging issues facing our world today.
Read MoreeDNA in the Twilight Zone
A new tool called eDNA helps scientists identify twilight zone species by analyzing seawater—no need to see the creatures to know they’re there.
Read MoreLife on an Ocean World: Can we find life using chemistry?
Humans have not yet ventured to an ocean world. But that hasn’t stopped scientists from asking themselves what Earth’s ocean can tell us about far away planets we could visit
Read More2021 Year in Review
Re-live the best of 2021 with this montage showcasing just some of WHOI’s ocean science, technology, and engineering highlights.
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