Research Highlight
Breaking down plastics together
Through a surprising and successful partnership, WHOI and Eastman scientists are reinventing what we throw away
Read MoreHooked on change
Charting a new course for fisheries in a warming world
Read MoreReef RX
Using human health protocols to find and aid ailing reefs
Read MoreWhale aware!
New tech and industry partnerships help ships steer clear
Read MoreThe Ocean (Re)Imagined
How expanding our view of the ocean can unlock new possibilities for life
Read MoreA polar stethoscope
Could the sounds of Antarctica’s ice be a new bellwether for ecosystem health in the South Pole?
Read MoreSecrets from the blue mud
Microbes survive—and thrive—in caustic fluids venting from the seafloor
Read MoreTop 5 ocean hitchhikers
As humans traveled and traded across the globe, they became unwitting taxis to marine colonizers
Read MoreForty years after the Titanic discovery, WHOI continues to advance ocean research and exploration
How cutting-edge technology, novel search techniques, and persistence paid off
Read MoreHarnessing the ocean to power transportation
WHOI scientists are part of a team working to turn seaweed into biofuel
Read MoreGold mining’s toxic legacy
Mercury pollution in Colombia’s Amazon threatens the Indigenous way of life
Read MoreHow do you solve a problem like Sargassum?
An important yet prolific seaweed with massive blooms worries scientists
Read MoreAncient seas, future insights
WHOI scientists study the paleo record to understand how the ocean will look in a warmer climate
Read MoreRising tides, resilient spirits
As surrounding seas surge, a coastal village prepares for what lies ahead
Read MoreWhistle! Chirp! Squeak! What does it mean?
Avatar Alliance Foundation donation helps WHOI researcher decode dolphin communication
Read MoreMary Sears and the race to solve the ocean in World War II
How her expertise on tides, currents, and swells saved American lives overseas
Read MoreWe can’t do this alone
For marine chemist Adam Subhas, ocean-climate solutions don’t happen without community
Read MoreLife at the margins
Scientists investigate the connections between Ghana’s land, air, sea and blue economy through the Ocean Margins Initiative
Read MoreSeeding the future
New WHOI tech lends a hand to kelp farmers
Read MoreCold, quiet, and carbon-rich: Investigating winter wetlands
A hydrologist takes on a groundbreaking study to understand how groundwater moves through New England salt marshes in the winter.
Read MoreNew underwater vehicles in development at WHOI
New vehicles will be modeled after WHOI’s iconic remotely operated vehicle, Jason
Read MoreSonic Sharks
The predators may not be a silent as once thought
Read MoreNavigating new waters
The engineering team at the Ocean Observatories Initiative overcomes the hurdles of deploying the coastal pioneer array at a new site
Read MoreOcean in Motion
How the ocean’s complex and chaotic physics defines life on our planet
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