Biology
Bigscale pomfret are an ocean enigma
WHOI scientists delve into the elusive fish’s role in the food web
Read MoreTop 5 ocean hitchhikers
As humans traveled and traded across the globe, they became unwitting taxis to marine colonizers
Read MoreFires, floods, and forgotten places
Finding home with author Madeline Ostrander
Read MoreCecilia Dapino
Emma Mazlish
Erica Ro
Lisa Schulz
New report highlights plastic pollution as a grave and growing danger to health and announces an independent, health-focused global monitoring system
While the impacts of plastic pollution on human health and the environment are growing, the report finds, increasing harm due to plastics is not inevitable.
Read MoreAncient seas, future insights
WHOI scientists study the paleo record to understand how the ocean will look in a warmer climate
Read MoreFecal samples from bowhead whales link ocean warming to rising algal toxins in Arctic waters
Filter-feeding whales sample the Arctic food web, tracking decades of change
Read MoreWhistle! Chirp! Squeak! What does it mean?
Avatar Alliance Foundation donation helps WHOI researcher decode dolphin communication
Read MoreHow bacteria achieve a “quorum”
Bacteria utilize quorum sensing to coordinate collective behavior, a process that allows them to communicate and respond as a unified group. This fascinating mechanism plays a crucial role in their survival and adaptation in diverse environments.
Read MoreGroundbreaking research sheds light on how whales and dolphins use sound
Differences in brain structure between echolocating and non-echolocating marine mammals offers insight into auditory processing
Read MoreUN-backed global research shows benefits of tracking ocean giants for marine conservation
WHOI researchers part of collaborative, international effort to increase Marine Protected Areas and other strategies
Read MoreResearchers awarded for identifying first evidence of possible language-like communication in dolphins
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and partners take home prestigious award
Read MoreScientists in Alvin witness seafloor eruption on the East Pacific Rise
Long-awaited event sets the stage for scientists to learn more about physical, chemical and biological processes in the deep ocean East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean (May 2, 2025) – Scientists…
Read MoreSonic Sharks
The predators may not be a silent as once thought
Read MoreResearchers to map the genome of the invasive European green crab
Washington Sea Grant will work with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to shed light on a highly invasive species
Read MoreWHOI’s Mark Hahn named AAAS Fellow
American Association for the Advancement of Science welcomes 471 scientists and engineers in the class of 2024
Read MoreLauren Mullineaux
Lauren Mullineaux researchs how larvae disperse and settle in the deep sea, but her impact extends far beyond the sea floor.
Read MoreNew study calls for uplisting emperor penguins to threatened on IUCN Red List
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution among research groups that offer findings to support protection of species
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 More‘Fishial’ recognition: Neural network identifies coral reef sounds
Faster identification of fish sounds from acoustic recordings can improve research, conservation efforts
Read MoreWHOI scientists aim to improve the study of marine heatwaves
Researchers call for regional and context-specific approaches to these extreme events
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