Currents, gyres, & eddies
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
Go with the flow
Mike Singleton, relief captain, R/V Neil Armstrong describes the intricate dance of navigating ocean currents…
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
The long journey of Bottle No. 71645
Drift bottle released in 1968 to study ocean currents found on Maine beach
The ocean currents behind Brazil’s pollution problem
South America's largest country reckons with both history and ocean currents in a recent spree…
Tracking change in the Arctic Ocean
Changes in the Arctic Ocean are becoming clearer, thanks to an ocean monitoring network maintained…
A tunnel to the Twilight Zone
Scientists track hungry blue sharks as they ride swirling currents down to the ocean twilight…
Of Wings, Waves, and Winds
“Great albatross! The meanest birds Spring up and flit away, While thou must toil to…
The Oceans Have Their Own Weather Systems
From June to September 2005, oceanographer Dennis McGillicuddy and a team of more than 20…
An Experiment to Dye For
WHOI scientists are exploring an experimental technique to track the complex movements of water in…