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What happens to natural gas in the ocean?
WHOI marine chemist Chris Reddy weighs in on a methane leak in the Baltic Sea
The spread of plastics and oil in Sri Lanka from the wreck of M/V X-Press Pearl
On May 20, 2021, the cargo ship M/V X-Press Pearl caught fire off the coast of Sri Lanka. The container ship was carrying 78 metric tons of a material known as plastic nurdles. What happens now?
How WHOI’s young pioneers once tried to look for the lost city of Atlantis
When a new oceanographic institution began in 1930 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, it was one of the few in the world equipped to search for a fabled sunken city, described thousands of years ago by a Greek philosopher
WHOI-assisted study finds ocean dumping of DDT waste was “sloppy”
An investigative report this week in the LA Times features the work of WHOI’s marine geochemistry lab in identifying the discarded barrels and analyzing samples from the discovery.
Examining Connections Between the Ocean and Human Health
An ocean sickness is a human sickness according to experts at WHOI’s Center for Human Health and the Ocean. Marine toxicologist John Stegeman and his team are researching better ways to inform the public on the origins and dangers of marine toxins
News Releases
Proposed Wastewater Release into Cape Cod Bay Likely to Remain in Bay for at Least One Month, Study Finds
Multi-disciplinary teams respond to recent hurricanes to measure real time impacts of storm surge, waves
WHOI Scientists Discover Fastest Degrading Bioplastic in Seawater
New harmful algal blooms report
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WHOI in the News
Microplastics Targeted in Surge of Consumer Greenwashing Suits
It’s the Golden Age for shipwreck discoveries. Why?
Salt pond closed for a second time by red tide toxicity
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From Oceanus Magazine
Does plastic last for thousands of years in the environment?
WHOI marine chemist Collin Ward weighs in on the lifespan of plastics and innovations to address this pollution
Five 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
An Oceanographer’s Atlas
WHOI physical oceanographer Glen Gawarkiewicz has a collection of more than 25 original antique maps, some dating as far back as 1535.
Counting on Corals
As struggling reefs put a squeeze on Belize’s Blue Economy, could heat-tolerant corals be the answer?
Features
For more than 40 years, WHOI researchers have studied oil spills around the world and in many geographic settings.
The shallow waters of the Stellwagen Bank create treacherous conditions that change unexpectedly and have led to numerous shipwrecks that…
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