Perspectives
The unseen toll of war on science
As the changing climate accelerates the spread of toxic algal blooms in the Arctic, the Russia–Ukraine war is cutting off critical international collaboration needed to understand and protect vulnerable ecosystems and communities.
Read MoreThe little big picture
WHOI senior biologist Heidi Sosik on the critical need for long-term ocean datasets
Read MoreLessons from a lifetime of exploration
Award-winning ocean photographer Brian Skerry shares insights from a career spent around ocean life and science
Read MoreThe ocean weather nexus, explained
The vital role of ocean observations in extreme weather forecasting
Read MoreThree questions with Carl Hartsfield
Captain Hartsfield, USN retired, discusses the role ocean science plays in our national defense
Read MoreBody snatchers are on the hunt for mud crabs
WHOI biologist Carolyn Tepolt discusses the biological arms race between a parasite and its host
Read MoreForty years ago, we helped find the Titanic. This is what it means to us today.
R/V Knorr returned to Woods Hole on September 9, 1985, after discovering the wreck of RMS Titanic. (Photo courtesy of WHOI Archives) by Stewart Harris and Dana Yoerger Forty years…
Read MoreDeep-sea musings
Roboticist Gwyneth Packard on the need for ocean exploration today
Read MoreFires, floods, and forgotten places
Finding home with author Madeline Ostrander
Read MoreWe can’t do this alone
For marine chemist Adam Subhas, ocean-climate solutions don’t happen without community
Read MoreHow WHOI helped win World War II
Key innovations that cemented ocean science’s role in national defense
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 MoreHow will we ever count them all?
WHOI biologist Francesco Ventura recounts a conservation win for sea turtles in remote Guinea-Bissau
Read MoreThe case for preserving deep-sea biodiversity
WHOI biologist Annette Govindarajan offers her takeaways from the COP16 UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Colombia
Read MoreAn immersive twilight zone exhibit
An ARTECHOUSE and WHOI collaboration in Washington, D.C. is transporting visitors to a hidden layer of the ocean
Read MoreAn 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.
Read MoreFor Ben Santer, the fingerprints of the climate crisis are very human
WHOI distinguished scholar explains the art of climate fingerprinting
Read MoreAn economist’s quest to “reel in” illegal fishing
WHOI’s Yaqin Liu explains the challenges and opportunities of safeguarding global fisheries
Read MoreFour Key Takeaways From COP28
The ocean had a moment at COP28 in Dubai last year—and 2024 holds even more opportunity
Read MoreThe climate won’t wait
MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Emma Bullock talks Arctic research in an age of climate change and international disputes
Read MoreAs illegal fishing rages on, is there any hope on the horizon?
WHOI economist Yaqin Liu weighs in on the scourge of illegal fishing and what can be done to catch offenders
Read MoreDancing with Data
Diving into the ocean-themed movements of the Boston Ballet’s “La Mer”
Read MoreThe teetering balance of coastal CO2
WHOI scientists Matt Long and Aleck Wang explain the incredibly important role of coastal seagrasses and rivers in the global carbon cycle
Read MoreA bed of roses in the ocean
Flower-shaped corals blossoming off the island of Tahiti offer hope for reefs
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