Coastal ocean
Reclaiming knowledge from the sea
Jordan Kennedy combines Indigenous knowledge, engineering, and observation to rethink how coastal landscapes are studied and restored. Her work on clam gardens and autonomous mapping systems explores how revitalizing these ancient systems can also reclaim knowledge and relationships between people, place, and practice.
Rising tides, resilient spirits
As surrounding seas surge, a coastal village prepares for what lies ahead
Seeding the future
New WHOI tech lends a hand to kelp farmers
The 10,000-foot view
WHOI's Tom Bell tracks changes to vulnerable coastal ecosystems with aerial imagery
Happy Working in the Mud
Former MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Rachel Jakuba explains how her passion for chemistry lead to…
The climate won’t wait
MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Emma Bullock talks Arctic research in an age of climate change…
An introduction to marsh bothering
A sea-level modeler plunges into fieldwork on Prince Edward Island
Living on the edge
Science faces off with an increasingly volatile coast
The teetering balance of coastal CO2
WHOI scientists Matt Long and Aleck Wang explain the incredibly important role of coastal seagrasses…
A toxic double whammy for sea anemones
Exposure to both oil and sunlight can be harmful to sea anemones
Novel tool sheds light on coral reef erosion
Coral reefs are among the last lines of defense against coastal flooding.
Partly cloudy with a chance of sharks
Researchers develop ‘heat map’ shark forecast system to improve beachgoer safety
With worsening storms, can the Outer Banks protect its shoreline?
The double-whammy of more intense storms and a COVID-era real estate boom has scientists and…
Waves of inspiration
Rachael Talibart explores the infinite creativity of wave photography
Dune buggies and diving:
PhD student Ciara Dooley talks about coastal research with the DUNEX Program
Adapt or retreat:
No solution is off the table to prepare for sea level rise in Woods Hole
The ocean science-art connection
Some of the most complex insights in marine science are no match for the communicative…
Where the Rivers Meet the Sea
Estuaries are the borderlands between salt and freshwater environments, and they are incredibly diverse both…
On (and Below) the Waterfront
The expansion of the New York metropolitan area's harbor over the decades has led to…
Marshes, Mosquitoes, and Sea Level Rise
In the 1930s, the Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project dug approximately 1,500 miles of ditches…
Up in the Sky!
Nope, it’s not a bird or a plane. It’s a drone on a scientific mission…
Back to Bikini
WHOI scientists returned to the Pacific islands of Bikini and Enewetak in 2015 to study…