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The Ocean (Re)Imagined

How expanding our view of the ocean can unlock new possibilities for life

Brian Skerry Ocean Life

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

blue straws Ocean & Human Lives

Breaking down plastics together

Through a surprising and successful partnership, WHOI and Eastman scientists are reinventing what we throw away

Carl Hartsfield Ocean Tech

Three questions with Carl Hartsfield

Captain Hartsfield, USN retired, discusses the role ocean science plays in our national defense

WHOI marine ecologist Camrin Braun

Hooked on change

Charting a new course for fisheries in a warming world

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Reef RX

Using human health protocols to find and aid ailing reefs

Whale detection camera Ocean Tech

Whale aware!

New tech and industry partnerships help ships steer clear

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Our Ocean. Our Planet. Our Future.

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Music for the Ocean

Immersive classical performances to spark global concern for the ocean

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Breakthroughs below the surface

How ocean science is reshaping our world

Ocean 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

Ocean Tech

A polar stethoscope

Could the sounds of Antarctica’s ice be a new bellwether for ecosystem health in the South Pole?

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Secrets from the blue mud

Microbes survive—and thrive—in caustic fluids venting from the seafloor

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Deep-sea musings

Roboticist Gwyneth Packard on the need for ocean exploration today

Green crab Ocean Life

Top 5 ocean hitchhikers

As humans traveled and traded across the globe, they became unwitting taxis to marine colonizers

Ostrander Climate & Weather

Fires, floods, and forgotten places

Finding home with author Madeline Ostrander

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Following the Polar Code


Crew of R/V Neil Armstrong renew their commitment to Arctic science with advanced polar training


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Harnessing the ocean to power transportation

WHOI scientists are part of a team working to turn seaweed into biofuel

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Casting a wider net

The future of a time-honored fishing tradition in Vietnam, through the eyes of award-winning photographer Thien Nguyen Noc

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Gold mining’s toxic legacy

Mercury pollution in Colombia’s Amazon threatens the Indigenous way of life

WHOI senior scientist Dennis McGillicuddy holds a jarred Sargassum sample

How do you solve a problem like Sargassum?

An important yet prolific seaweed with massive blooms worries scientists

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Ancient seas, future insights

WHOI scientists study the paleo record to understand how the ocean will look in a warmer climate

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Climate & Weather

Rising tides, resilient spirits

As surrounding seas surge, a coastal village prepares for what lies ahead

WHOI biologist Laela Sayigh attaches a suction-cup hydrophone to a dolphin in Sarasota Bay Ocean & Human Lives

Whistle! Chirp! Squeak! What does it mean?

Avatar Alliance Foundation donation helps WHOI researcher decode dolphin communication

We can’t do this alone

For marine chemist Adam Subhas, ocean-climate solutions don’t happen without community

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Behind the blast

The marine superintendent who blew up Jaws

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How WHOI helped win World War II

Key innovations that cemented ocean science’s role in national defense

Ghana Ocean & Human Lives

Life at the margins

Scientists investigate the connections between Ghana’s land, air, sea and blue economy through the Ocean Margins Initiative

Elizabeth Spiers How the Ocean Works

Grits, storms, and cosmic patience

As storms stall liftoff, Europa Clipper Mission Team member Elizabeth Spiers patiently awaits the biggest mission of her life

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Ocean Tech

Seeding the future

New WHOI tech lends a hand to kelp farmers

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Ocean Tech

New underwater vehicles in development at WHOI

New vehicles will be modeled after WHOI’s iconic remotely operated vehicle, Jason

Seafloor Reconnaissance Reveals Hidden Dangers Off Antarctica How the Ocean Works

Seafloor Reconnaissance Reveals Hidden Dangers Off Antarctica

For five frigid weeks in April and May 2005, a team of scientists and engineers…

Guy Nichols: Transforming Institutions

Guy Nichols: Transforming Institutions

Guy Nichols never shied away from tough jobs. And he never lost sight of the fact that an organization needs all its people, not just those at the top.

Remembering a Scientist/Student/Artist

Remembering a Scientist/Student/Artist

Celeste Fowler joined the MIT/WHOI Joint Program (JP) in June 2003 and quickly made her presence felt.

WHOI Associates Have a New President

WHOI Associates Have a New President

In May 2005, Carl Peterson was named president of the WHOI Associates, whose membership supports research at WHOI.

Newest Alvin Pilot Comes Aboard Ocean Tech

Newest Alvin Pilot Comes Aboard

Gavin Eppard became WHOI?s newest Alvin pilot on March 21, 2005.

Pittenger Fellowship Awarded to Naval Graduate Student Ocean Tech

Pittenger Fellowship Awarded to Naval Graduate Student

WHOI presented its first Rear Admiral Richard F. Pittenger Fellowship in March to Ensign Allison Berg, a master’s degree candidate in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program.

Hart Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Hart Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Senior Scientist Stanley Hart of the WHOI Geology and Geophysics Department has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest learned societies in the nation.

On the Seafloor, a Parade of Roses Ocean Life

On the Seafloor, a Parade of Roses

Third generation of scientists finds third generation of hydrothermal vent sites.

From Ancient Roman Omens, New Data on Solar Activity Ocean Tech

From Ancient Roman Omens, New Data on Solar Activity

Because aurorae, comets, and meteors were omens, the Romans and other ancient peoples observed the sky fastidiously, recording heavenly observations alongside detailed accounts of earthly events and military triumphs. Twenty centuries later, those historical records have become scientific data for researchers such as WHOI Senior Scientist Andy Solow.

Oceanographic Telecommuting Ocean & Human Lives

Oceanographic Telecommuting

‘Virtual’ chief scientist directs a research cruise without leaving land.

Checking the Forecast for 'Marine Snow' Ocean Life

Checking the Forecast for ‘Marine Snow’

The “rain” of tiny particles from sunlit surface waters to the deep ocean could play a key role in understanding global warming.

Transparent Salps May Play Conspicuous Ecological Role Ocean Life

Transparent Salps May Play Conspicuous Ecological Role

WHOI biologist Larry Madin led an expedition to waters off Antartica to learn about little-known gelatinous animals.

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