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How is beach sand created
Beaches can be white, black, green, red and even pink. What creates those different colors? Why are there different textures? Where does beach sand come from?
Read MoreHow are seashells made?
One of the most striking features of our beaches is seashells. Their whorls, curves, and shiny iridescent insides are the remains of animals. But where do they come from?
Read MoreOcean Encounters: Geology Rocks!
Curious about Earth’s inner workings? Meet three geologists with unique careers studying quakes, volcanoes, and the planet beneath our feet.
Read MoreAsking ocean explorers deep questions
Students joined a live Q&A with ocean explorers from NOAA, WHOI, and Ocean Exploration Trust to learn about the challenges and tools of deep-sea exploration.
Read MoreOcean Encounters: Restless Seas
The ocean is constantly in motion. Learn how changing currents shape climate, support life, and impact us all.
Read MoreWhat’s for dinner, deep-sea isopod?
Swimming crustacean eats unlikely food source in the deep ocean
Read MoreEvaluating Ocean Climate Solutions
In case you missed it, watch the WHOI public information session on marine carbon dioxide removal and the LOC-NESS Project
Read MoreBoundary of Creation: A Report on Project FAMOUS
Celebrate 60 years of Alvin with an inside look at the global mission to map the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Read MoreThe Biological Pump
The biological pump converts greenhouse gas that warms Earth climate into organic carbon that is then stored in the depths of the ocean.
Read MoreRadioisotopes Tracking Tuna Migration
Bluefin tuna born before the Fukushima disaster did not have elevated levels of cesium-134, but those caught in August 2011 did.
Read MoreHow subterranean water seeps into the continental shelf and into the ocean
When the ice sheets melted, sea levels rose, submerging former coastlines. Aquifers once under land now lie beneath the ocean on the continental shelf.
Read MoreIsochrysis algae to biofuel and jet fuel
Researchers discovered that the algae Isochrysis can produce both biodiesel and jet fuel by utilizing its unique fats, despite its dark, sludgy oil at room temp.
Read MoreJet Fuel from Algae?
Scientists have explored a way to make two types of fuel—biodiesel and jet fuel from different compounds in a single type of algae.
Read MoreThe Equatorial Undercurrent
At the equator, trade winds drive a surface current west, while the cooler, nutrient-rich Equatorial Undercurrent creates upwelling near islands.
Read MoreEarth and its water coverage in relation to its size
If Earth were a basketball, all its water would fit in a ping pong ball—and drinkable fresh water would be smaller than a popcorn kernel. It’s a rare resource.
Read MoreEdible Seaweed
A guide to the seaweeds that might (already) be on your plate.
Read MoreWhat is a rogue wave?
Behemoth waves are more than just folklore. Learn the science behind these deadly swells.
Read MoreHow do corals form colonies?
Coral reefs are built by tiny animals called polyps—over 1,000 per square foot—working together to form vast, complex, and vital marine ecosystems.
Read MoreWhere does all the carbon go?
Too much CO? traps heat and drives excessive warming. The challenge: where can the excess carbon go?
Read MoreWhat are marine microplastics?
Discover what microplastics are and their potential impacts on ocean life, ecosystems, and human health.
Read More7 Places ALVIN can now explore
Deep-Sea Sub ALVIN’s Top 7 Exploration Bucket List
Read MoreA robot to explore the dark ocean!
Meet Mesobot, a deep-sea robot designed to follow ocean twilight zone creatures without disturbing them—capturing stunning footage and collecting eDNA samples.
Read MoreHow does the ocean impact hurricanes?
Hurricanes unleash powerful winds, rain, and storm surges on land—but they also stir the ocean, disrupting ecosystems and impacting marine life and currents.
Read MoreDrawing of Porpita lutkeana by Henry Bigelow
Soft-bodied “jellies” have long fascinated scientists. In 1901, WHOI’s first director Henry Bigelow beautifully illustrated the medusa Porpita lutkeana.
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