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A 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

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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

Sabrina Imbler Ocean & Human Lives

From surface to self

A writer’s journey through science and story

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Unseen Ocean

Artist Janine Wong and scientist Jing He capture the art of currents in “Submesoscale Soup”

Ocean Life

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

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Deep-sea amphipod name inspired by literary masterpiece

Name pays tribute to Cervantes’ Don Quixote and reinforces themes of sweetness and beauty

COP 29 Climate & Weather

5 Takeaways for the Ocean from the COP29 Climate Conference

Explore the key outcomes from this year’s UN Climate Conference

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Go with the flow

Mike Singleton, relief captain, R/V Neil Armstrong describes the intricate dance of navigating ocean currents during scientific expeditions

Ocean in Motion
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A gift for ocean research

Boater and oceanography enthusiast Steven Grossman supports innovative WHOI projects with $10 million donation

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How the Ocean Works

Nature’s Language

Using applied math (and chalk) to understand the dynamic ocean

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Navigating new waters

The engineering team at the Ocean Observatories Initiative overcomes the hurdles of deploying the coastal pioneer array at a new site

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Ocean in Motion

How the ocean’s complex and chaotic physics defines life on our planet

COP Ocean Life

The case for preserving deep-sea biodiversity

WHOI biologist Annette Govindarajan offers her takeaways from the COP16 UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Colombia

Ocean Life

Saving Tico

A manatee’s odyssey and the role of currents in marine mammal conservation

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An immersive twilight zone exhibit

An ARTECHOUSE and WHOI collaboration in Washington, D.C. is transporting visitors to a hidden layer of the ocean

Ocean Life

Tracking big fish at fine scales

Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution track how shortbill spearfish take advantage of local ocean currents when foraging.

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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.

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Hope in fossilized fish bits

Abundant life in hotter ancient seas gives one paleontologist optimism for the future

Climate & Weather

For Ben Santer, the fingerprints of the climate crisis are very human

WHOI distinguished scholar explains the art of climate fingerprinting

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Can the twilight zone be fished responsibly?

As some nations eye the rich fishing grounds of the ocean’s mid-water, scientists investigate what it would mean for top predators

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Underwater Starfield

A swimmer’s encounter with creatures of the open ocean

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Sustainable Ocean

An economist’s quest to “reel in” illegal fishing

WHOI’s Yaqin Liu explains the challenges and opportunities of safeguarding global fisheries

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Ocean Life

Breaking Point

Scientists work to protect emperor penguins in a melting world

Tom Bell Ocean Tech

The 10,000-foot view

WHOI’s Tom Bell tracks changes to vulnerable coastal ecosystems with aerial imagery

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The long journey of Bottle No. 71645

Drift bottle released in 1968 to study ocean currents found on Maine beach

Paul Salem Climate & Weather

A new champion for ocean science

Gift from WHOI’s board chair Paul Salem to jump-start ocean-based climate solutions

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Counting on Corals

As struggling reefs put a squeeze on Belize’s Blue Economy, could heat-tolerant corals be the answer?

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A cascade of life

The power of conservation, as seen through the lens of award-winning ocean photographer Henley Spiers

Ocean & Human Lives

The ocean currents behind Brazil’s pollution problem

South America’s largest country reckons with both history and ocean currents in a recent spree of pollution

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Climate & Weather

30 by 30: How do we get there?

Researchers contribute to a bold initiative to conserve 30% of the global ocean by 2030

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Ocean Tech

The story of a “champion” submersible

Alvin’s humble origins began alongside Wheaties cereal

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5 unlikely ocean friendships

How certain marine species keep each other safe, fed, and healthy through symbiosis

Twilight Zone Creatures How the Ocean Works

Five big discoveries from WHOI’s Ocean Twilight Zone Project

Six years since it began, WHOI’s Ocean Twilight Zone project brings new and exciting insights to bear

Whale Tail Ocean Life

For right whales, a dwindling food source is causing concern

As an important food source wanes in the Gulf of Maine, right whales are forced to venture further north into a minefield of ships and fishing gear

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Are offshore wind farms harming whales?

WHOI whale biologist Mark Baumgartner weighs in

Polar Expedition Ocean & Human Lives

An open polar sea?

The once-romanticized notion of an ice-free Arctic comes full circle

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A cabled ocean

Internet cables on the seafloor could advance how we track changes in the Arctic