WHOI's best of 2025
WHOI's best of 2025In times of uncertainty, science leads the way
This year, our research has fueled solutions that sustain lives, protect communities, and power innovation for a thriving future.
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Top 5 stories
Legendary journeys, tales of resilience
From the habits of an elusive deep sea fish, to the next generation of underwater research vessels, explore our best reads of the year.
WHOI senior scientist Dennis McGillicuddy holds a jarred Sargassum sample, collected near Puerto Rico by WHOI marine chemist Colleen Hansel on a 2023 Schmidt Ocean Institute-sponsored research cruise. (Photo by Daniel Hentz, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Top 5 videos
Together, for science
To celebrate our scientific community and immerse in the universe beneath the surface, watch our original short videos.
Top News Releases
Previous AMOC studies relied on sea surface temperature data. A CTD rosette device measures the ocean’s conductivity, temperature, and depth by collecting water samples at varying depths, making models more accurate than ever. (©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
- New study finds that critical ocean current has not declined in the last 60 years
- Deep ocean technology offers never before seen images of lost WWI submarine
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution launches Ocean Learning Hub
- Scientists in Alvin witness seafloor eruption on the East Pacific Rise
- Urban civilization rose in Southern Mesopotamia on the back of tides
Top Social Posts
- 🚀What’s the number one thing that NASA astronaut Suni Williams missed during her 9-month stint in outer space? In addition to her family and a fresh salad - it was her dogs, Rotor and Gunner!
- Spilhaus image: Are there world oceans? Or one world ocean? (Facebook)
- Swimmers, beware! Beachgoers in Gloucester, Mass. have spotted lion’s mane jellyfish close to shore. (Facebook)
- The moment the Knorr crew found Titanic’s boiler (Instagram)
- When a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale was struck and killed by a ship in 2003, her broken skull and jaw revealed the devastating force of vessel collisions (LinkedIn)
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Top 10 WHOI in the News
- Riders on the Storm - BBC
- Titanic - CNN
- In 1917, a U.S. submarine sank in the fog. Experts just got detailed images. - The Washington Post
- WHOI launches historic campaign - The Boston Globe
- What Sound Does a Shark Make? Scientists Release First Known Recordings - People
- Cape Cod researchers develop heat-resistant kelp to withstand effects of climate change -CBS Boston
- Weekends with Yankee: Underwater Adventures - Yankee Weekend
- Sharks, on the big screen and in the great blue sea - NPR
- Scientists plan to save whales by collecting their snot - USA Today
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