Ocean Plants
Are warming Alaskan Arctic waters a new toxic algal hotspot?
WHOI researchers warn Arctic communities following detection of a harmful bloom
An ocean of opportunity
Ocean experts explore the potential risks and rewards of ocean-based solutions to climate change
Five marine living fossils you should know about
After living for millions of years, these species may have mastered evolution in our ocean
A dragnet for toxic algae?
To keep a close eye on harmful algal blooms, shellfish farmers are relying on a…
The Living Breathing Ocean
Rainforests have been dubbed the Earth's lung, but like us, our planet has two lungs.…
Forecasting Where Ocean Life Thrives
The ocean, like the atmosphere, has "fronts," and it's hardly quiet on them. In fact,…
PlankZooka & SUPR-REMUS
Much of marine life begins as microscopic larvae—so tiny, delicate, and scattered in hard-to-reach parts…
Illuminating an Unexplored Undersea Universe
Twenty-five years ago, the Hubble Telescope was launched to look out to the vast darkness…
Specks in the Spectrometer
Mass spectrometer facilities can be a rite of passage for scientists—as well as for the…
Setting a Watchman for Harmful Algal Blooms
As harmful algal blooms are becoming more frequent and severe worldwide, researchers in the lab…
Short-circuiting the Biological Pump
The ocean has been sucking up the heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) building up in our…
A Telescope to Peer into the Vast Ocean
There are more single-celled plankton in the ocean than stars in the universe. A new…
New Use for Well-known Algae
A curious chemical compound in certain marine algae has been a godsend for oceanographers, helping…
One Algae, Two Fuels
New research shows a way to tap overlooked fats in marine algae to produce compounds…
Jet Fuel from Algae?
New research shows a way to tap overlooked fats in marine algae to produce compounds…
Trouble in the Tropics
An MIT-WHOI graduate student is on the trail of marine toxins that accumulate in fish…
Proteomics Reveals Ocean’s Inner Workings
In a new study, WHOI scientists have demonstrated how the emerging biomedical technique of measuring…
What Causes the Atlantic to Bloom?
Every spring, waters in the North Atlantic Ocean explode into green and white patches as…
Art Meets Science in a Book called Bloom
When conditions of light and nutrients align in the surface waters of the ocean, tiny…
A Day in the Life of a Phytoplankter
Earth’s vast oceans teem with innumerable microscopic plants that make the fertility and abundance of…
Brown Tides and Redfielders
Come spring, Louie Wurch’s mind turns toward softball and another, less idyllic seasonal phenomenon: brown…
Beneath Arctic Ice, Life Blooms Spectacularly
Scientists have discovered a massive bloom of phytoplankton beneath ice-covered Arctic waters. Until now, sea…
Scientists Discover the “Vitamin B12 Claw”
Scientists have revealed a key cog in the biochemical machinery that allows marine algae at…
Psychotherapy for Plankton
The scene: A diatom is out of its oceanic habitat and on a couch, talking…