Tracking the hidden currents of Cape Cod Bay
Scientists are using drifters and ocean models to better understand how water, nutrients, and pollutants move through the bay
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.
The human cost of Brazil’s floods
New research maps social vulnerability after the 2024 deluge
From ruin to reef
What Pacific wrecks are teaching us about coral resilience—and pollution
One researcher, 15,000 whistles: Inside the effort to decode dolphin communication
Scientists at WHOI analyze thousands of dolphin whistles to explore whether some sounds may function like words
Remembering Tatiana Schlossberg, a voice for the ocean
Environmental journalist and author Tatiana Schlossberg passed away after battling leukemia on December 30, 2025….
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Our Ocean. Our Planet. Our Future.
As the ocean warms, a science writer looks for coral solutions
Scientist-turned-author Juli Berwald highlights conservation projects to restore coral reefs
How an MIT-WHOI student used Google Earth to uncover a river–coral reef connection
Google Earth helps researcher decode how rivers sculpt massive breaks in coral reefs
A new underwater robot could help preserve New England’s historic shipwrecks
WHOI’s ResQ ROV to clean up debris in prominent marine heritage sites
Inside the Solomon Islands’ hidden mega coral — a 300-year-old ocean giant
WHOI’s Reef Solutions team journeys to the world’s largest coral colony
The little big picture
WHOI senior biologist Heidi Sosik on the critical need for long-term ocean datasets
Lessons from a lifetime of exploration
Award-winning ocean photographer Brian Skerry shares insights from a career spent around ocean life and science
The ocean weather nexus, explained
The vital role of ocean observations in extreme weather forecasting
Breaking down plastics together
Through a surprising and successful partnership, WHOI and Eastman scientists are reinventing what we throw away
Three questions with Carl Hartsfield
Captain Hartsfield, USN retired, discusses the role ocean science plays in our national defense
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The Ocean (Re)Imagined
How expanding our view of the ocean can unlock new possibilities for life
Body snatchers are on the hunt for mud crabs
WHOI biologist Carolyn Tepolt discusses the biological arms race between a parasite and its host
A polar stethoscope
Could the sounds of Antarctica’s ice be a new bellwether for ecosystem health in the South Pole?
Secrets from the blue mud
Microbes survive—and thrive—in caustic fluids venting from the seafloor
Top 5 ocean hitchhikers
As humans traveled and traded across the globe, they became unwitting taxis to marine colonizers
Following the Polar Code
Crew of R/V Neil Armstrong renew their commitment to Arctic science with advanced polar training
Harnessing the ocean to power transportation
WHOI scientists are part of a team working to turn seaweed into biofuel
Casting a wider net
The future of a time-honored fishing tradition in Vietnam, through the eyes of award-winning photographer Thien Nguyen Noc
Decoding the Mystery Fish
Few marine animals capture biologists’ imaginations more than the mysterious, almost mythical coelacanth, a 5-foot-long…
Rebuilding Alvin: Loral O’Hara
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Rebuilding Alvin: Rick Sanger
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Rebuilding Alvin: Timothy Kling
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Rebuilding Alvin: Brian Pepin
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Rebuilding Alvin: Will Sellers
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Ceramics Meets Marine Biology at WHOI
If muses for Pottery and Science roam the Earth, they don’t often cross paths, especially…
Lyme Disease Bacteria Have Quirky Needs
Scientists have confirmed that the pathogen that causes Lyme disease—unlike any other known organism—can exist…
Rebuilding Alvin: Ben Pietro
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Rebuilding Alvin: Joe Harvey and Vic Miller
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Rebuilding Alvin: Robert Waters
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…
Rebuilding Alvin: Geoffrey Ekblaw
Since the beginning of 2011, Alvin, the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to…