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New report highlights plastic pollution as a grave and growing danger to health and announces an independent, health-focused global monitoring system
While the impacts of plastic pollution on human health and the environment are growing, the report finds, increasing harm due to plastics is not inevitable.
Read MoreNew study takes comprehensive look at marine pollution
Paper finds ocean pollution is a complex mix of chemicals and materials, primarily land-based in origin, with far-reaching consequences for environmental and human health, but there are options available for…
Read MoreSome Fish Quickly Adapt to Lethal Levels of Pollution
Killifish living in four polluted East Coast estuaries have adapted to survive levels of toxic industrial pollutants that would normally kill them, tolerating concentrations up to 8,000 times higher than sensitive fish. A new study reveals the complex genetic basis for the Atlantic killifishÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs remarkable resilience.
Read MorePollution Triggers Genetic Resistance Mechanism in a Coastal Fish
For 30 years, two General Electric facilities released about 1.3 million pounds of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into New YorkA?s Hudson River, devastating and contaminating fish populations. Some 50 years later, one type of fishA?the Atlantic tomcodA?has not only survived but appears to be thriving in the hostile Hudson environment.
Read MoreNew Iron-Eating Microbe Major Component of Mining Pollution and Iron and Sulfur Cycling
A new microbe that eats iron and lives in some of the most acidic conditions found on earth has been identified as a major player in the environmental damage caused by metal ore mining. It also raises questions about the ability of microbes to survive in extremely toxic environments on earth or on other planets, and what role these organisms play in the cycling of iron and sulfur in the environment.
Read MoreTiny oyster larvae rely on gravity to feed
High-speed imaging reveals how oyster larvae’s dense shell helps them feed—and may offer clues to why ocean acidification threatens their survival
Read MoreNew WHOI study shows seawater may offer early clues to changing reef health
An interdisciplinary approach reveals how chemistry, microbes, and ocean circulation work together to shape reef ecosystems
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution launches the Schiller Center for Reef Solutions
Transformative, $25 million investment will advance cutting-edge science and scalable solutions to protect coral reefs worldwide
Read MoreBloomberg Philanthropies commits $260 million to help close the ocean protection gap
New work will support efforts to strengthen the role of small coastal and island nations in global ocean negotiations and advance new approaches to restoring degraded coral reefs
Read MoreWHOI scientist joins global Tara Coral expedition to unlock secrets of climate-resilient reefs
A two-year mission across the Coral Triangle will probe how viruses and reef ecosystems could help some corals withstand rising ocean temperatures.
Read MoreTwo WHOI scientists honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for advances in oil-spill forensics
Robert Nelson and Christopher Reddy recognized for pioneering use of GCxGC to track and understand marine pollution
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution and CMA CGM expand their partnership
CMA CGM, which has long been committed to preserving biodiversity through multiple initiatives in the U.S. and worldwide, will support two key WHOI projects
Read MoreSeawater microbes offer new, non-invasive way to detect coral disease, WHOI-led study finds
Coral reefs support more than 25 percent of all marine life and underpin the livelihoods of roughly one billion people globally.
Read MoreOil residues can travel over 5,000 miles on ocean debris, study finds
Oil spill forensics reveal how plastic debris can carry petroleum pollution across entire ocean basins
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution recognizes global ocean advocates
Eight ocean champions, including two former U.S. presidents, accept awards from one of the world’s leading ocean science nonprofits
Read MoreFor Our Ocean Planet: WHOI launches historic $500 million campaign to ignite ocean discovery and solutions
Backed by global leaders and philanthropists, WHOI launches a landmark campaign to advance the science that protects the ocean, sustains communities, and secures our ocean future.
Read MoreUSS Arizona provides blueprint for addressing oil leakage at thousands of WWII shipwrecks
The findings underscore the USS Arizona’s dual role as a solemn memorial and a “living laboratory.”
Read MoreA new look at an old pollutant
A WHOI-led study tracks mercury across the western Pacific
Read MoreWHOI’s Christopher Reddy Elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society
Reddy is being honored for his outstanding contributions to analyzing environmental contaminants in the ocean.
Read MoreWHOI presents Centennial Medal to His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco
Award takes place at United Nations Ocean Conference, underscoring the need for global action in the protection of our oceans
Read MoreUN-backed global research shows benefits of tracking ocean giants for marine conservation
WHOI researchers part of collaborative, international effort to increase Marine Protected Areas and other strategies
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution and partners discover new ocean predator in the Atacama Trench
This crustacean is the first large, active predatory amphipod from these extreme depths.
Read MoreWHOI Scientists Discover Fastest Degrading Bioplastic in Seawater
A new version of CDA was found to be the fastest degrading bioplastic material tested in seawater and is a promising replacement for other long-lasting foam plastic materials.
Read MoreSwimming crustacean eats unlikely food source in the deep ocean
Increased capabilities in the human occupied submersible Alvin open a window on a rarely seen behavior.
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