Climate & Weather
Cold, 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.
5 Takeaways for the Ocean from the COP29 Climate Conference
Explore the key outcomes from this year's UN Climate Conference
Ocean in Motion
How the ocean’s complex and chaotic physics defines life on our planet
The 10,000-foot view
WHOI's Tom Bell tracks changes to vulnerable coastal ecosystems with aerial imagery
A new champion for ocean science
Gift from WHOI’s board chair Paul Salem to jump-start ocean-based climate solutions
Counting on Corals
As struggling reefs put a squeeze on Belize’s Blue Economy, could heat-tolerant corals be the…
30 by 30: How do we get there?
Researchers contribute to a bold initiative to conserve 30% of the global ocean by 2030
An open polar sea?
The once-romanticized notion of an ice-free Arctic comes full circle
Four Key Takeaways From COP28
The ocean had a moment at COP28 in Dubai last year—and 2024 holds even more…
The Polar Imperative
WHOI researchers tackle big questions in a melting world
The ocean gets a fresh look at UN Climate Conference
A peek inside the Ocean Pavilion's immersive spaces
A cold case, filed
A year after East Antarctica’s Conger ice shelf collapsed, an expert uses forensic evidence to…
Critical support for ocean innovation
Donation from Trustee Sarah Johnson supports innovative projects
Will the Gulf Stream really shut down?
WHOI physical oceanographer Robert Todd weighs in
Nowhere to go
As sea ice dwindles, Antarctic krill face an uncertain future
Experts gather to discuss the ocean’s super-powered carbon pump
Morss Colloquium focuses on the ocean’s role in moving carbon out of the atmosphere and…
A new way to track marine snow ‘blizzards’
New submersible provides insights into how organic carbon moves through the ocean twilight zone
Propelling a new wave of ocean-climate solutions
WHOI researchers get a boost from climate-tech fund Propeller
Solving climate challenges, one innovation at a time
WHOI researchers report progress on projects funded by the Ocean Climate Innovation Accelerator
Paddling an angry, ancient ocean
If ancient Beringians got to the Americas by boat, it couldn’t have been easy
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey visits WHOI
Healey-Driscoll administration “leans in” on climate, Blue Economy research at WHOI
Reconstructing the Bering Sea’s stormy past
Researchers help Bering Sea indigenous communities understand the past and plan for future