Ocean & Human Lives
The unseen toll of war on science
As the changing climate accelerates the spread of toxic algal blooms in the Arctic, the Russia–Ukraine war is cutting off critical international collaboration needed to understand and protect vulnerable ecosystems and communities.
Healing on the High Seas
A look back at shipboard medicine on R/V Atlantis
Breaking down plastics together
Through a surprising and successful partnership, WHOI and Eastman scientists are reinventing what we throw…
Music for the Ocean
Immersive classical performances to spark global concern for the ocean
Breakthroughs below the surface
How ocean science is reshaping our world
Secrets from the blue mud
Microbes survive—and thrive—in caustic fluids venting from the seafloor
Gold mining’s toxic legacy
Mercury pollution in Colombia’s Amazon threatens the Indigenous way of life
How do you solve a problem like Sargassum?
An important yet prolific seaweed with massive blooms worries scientists
Rising tides, resilient spirits
As surrounding seas surge, a coastal village prepares for what lies ahead
Whistle! Chirp! Squeak! What does it mean?
Avatar Alliance Foundation donation helps WHOI researcher decode dolphin communication
Life at the margins
Scientists investigate the connections between Ghana's land, air, sea and blue economy through the Ocean…
From surface to self
A writer's journey through science and story
Five marine animals that call shipwrecks home
One man's sunken ship is another fish's home? Learn about five species that have evolved…
An Oceanographer’s Atlas
WHOI physical oceanographer Glen Gawarkiewicz has a collection of more than 25 original antique maps,…
Counting on Corals
As struggling reefs put a squeeze on Belize’s Blue Economy, could heat-tolerant corals be the…
The ocean currents behind Brazil’s pollution problem
South America's largest country reckons with both history and ocean currents in a recent spree…
An open polar sea?
The once-romanticized notion of an ice-free Arctic comes full circle
A cabled ocean
Internet cables on the seafloor could advance how we track changes in the Arctic
The ocean gets a fresh look at UN Climate Conference
A peek inside the Ocean Pavilion's immersive spaces
A cozy crusade
The mittens of Arctic explorer Matthew Henson tell the story of hope and determination
Dancing with Data
Diving into the ocean-themed movements of the Boston Ballet’s “La Mer”
Are warming Alaskan Arctic waters a new toxic algal hotspot?
WHOI researchers warn Arctic communities following detection of a harmful bloom
How is human health impacted by marine plastics?
WHOI biologist Mark Hahn discusses a recent global plastics study