How the Ocean Works
It’s the most ocean-friendly map ever created. Why haven’t more people seen it?
Discover the Spilhaus Projection, a radical world map that reveals Earth as one connected ocean—and reshapes how we see the planet.
Luxury cruises with a side of climate science
A new partnership gives scientists rare access to remote Antarctic glaciers—and a new way to…
Tiny drifters, massive impact
How salps shuttle carbon to the deep
Tracking the hidden currents of Cape Cod Bay
Scientists are using drifters and ocean models to better understand how water, nutrients, and pollutants…
The Ocean (Re)Imagined
How expanding our view of the ocean can unlock new possibilities for life
Following the Polar Code
Crew of R/V Neil Armstrong renew their commitment to Arctic science with advanced polar training
Rising tides, resilient spirits
As surrounding seas surge, a coastal village prepares for what lies ahead
Mary Sears and the race to solve the ocean in World War II
How her expertise on tides, currents, and swells saved American lives overseas
Grits, storms, and cosmic patience
As storms stall liftoff, Europa Clipper Mission Team member Elizabeth Spiers patiently awaits the biggest…
Seeding the future
New WHOI tech lends a hand to kelp farmers
Cold, quiet, and carbon-rich: Investigating winter wetlands
A hydrologist takes on a groundbreaking study to understand how groundwater moves through New England…
Unseen Ocean
Artist Janine Wong and scientist Jing He capture the art of currents in “Submesoscale Soup”
Deep-sea amphipod name inspired by literary masterpiece
Name pays tribute to Cervantes' Don Quixote and reinforces themes of sweetness and beauty
Go with the flow
Mike Singleton, relief captain, R/V Neil Armstrong describes the intricate dance of navigating ocean currents…
A gift for ocean research
Boater and oceanography enthusiast Steven Grossman supports innovative WHOI projects with $10 million donation
Nature’s Language
Using applied math (and chalk) to understand the dynamic ocean
Ocean in Motion
How the ocean’s complex and chaotic physics defines life on our planet
Saving Tico
A manatee’s odyssey and the role of currents in marine mammal conservation
An immersive twilight zone exhibit
An ARTECHOUSE and WHOI collaboration in Washington, D.C. is transporting visitors to a hidden layer…
Can the twilight zone be fished responsibly?
As some nations eye the rich fishing grounds of the ocean’s mid-water, scientists investigate what…
Underwater Starfield
A swimmer’s encounter with creatures of the open ocean
The 10,000-foot view
WHOI's Tom Bell tracks changes to vulnerable coastal ecosystems with aerial imagery
The long journey of Bottle No. 71645
Drift bottle released in 1968 to study ocean currents found on Maine beach