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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution launches Ocean Learning Hub
Digital gateway to ocean science now available for curious minds worldwide
Read MoreForty years after the Titanic discovery, WHOI continues to advance ocean research and exploration
How cutting-edge technology, novel search techniques, and persistence paid off
Read MoreSummer 2025: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Elects New Trustee, Dr. Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D.
At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI’s) Summer Board of Trustees Meeting, Institution leaders elected a new Trustee, Dr. Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D.
Read MoreNew program aims to improve hurricane predictions with ocean data
The coordinated combination of in situ observations, satellites, and high-resolution models will allow us to fill gaps in our knowledge of air-sea interactions.
Read MoreBlind and low-vision students dive into ocean science at WHOI through sound and touch
This year’s theme of coral reefs connected students with coral soundscapes, and real coral specimens
Read MoreFecal samples from bowhead whales link ocean warming to rising algal toxins in Arctic waters
Filter-feeding whales sample the Arctic food web, tracking decades of change
Read MoreWHOI announces 2025 Ocean & Climate Outreach Series
WHOI and the Yawkey Foundation bring together scientists and community to look at the impacts of our changing ocean
Read MoreSummer adventures await at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Discovery Center
New, interactive exhibits and fun learning experiences await visitors to Woods Hole, Mass.
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution takes home two Telly Awards
Annual award honors video and television excellence across all screens
Read MoreSpring 2025: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution elect a returning Trustee and New Corporation Members
At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI’s) Spring Joint Meeting of the Board and Corporation, Institution leaders elected one returning Trustee and five new Corporation Members.
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution partners with Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to bolster state’s Blue Economy
Woods Hole is stop on state-wide climate innovation road show
Read MoreScientists use salinity to trace changes in the U.S. Northeast coastal ocean
Scientists are using salt as a tracer to investigate how much the influx of warm, salty offshore water onto the continental shelf contributes to the observed seasonal “erosion” of the cold pool.
Read MoreCrustal brines at an oceanic transform fault
WHOI research explores geological processes along plate boundaries
Read MoreInnovative partnerships advancing ocean observations
WHOI’s Science RoCs aims to equip commercial vessels with sensors to measure physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the ocean along the world’s major shipping routes
Read MoreWHOI oceanographers investigate southern Brazil’s catastrophic flooding
A new WHOI-led study uses satellite data to help uncover what caused devastating flooding and examine how it impacted some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.
Read MoreScientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution identify heat-resistant kelp strain
A new strain of kelp can help support sustainable farming
Read MoreNew study finds that critical ocean current has not declined in the last 60 years
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) helps to regulate the Earth’s climate and weather
Read MoreNewly published study reveals diversity of novel hydrothermal vent styles on the Arctic Ocean floor
Research offers potential understanding of habitability on ocean worlds in the outer solar system
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 MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Brazilian State of Pará sign Memorandum of Understanding in advance of COP30
The agreement underscores a commitment between the two parties to host an Ocean Pavilion in the official Blue Zone of COP30 in Belem, Brazil.
Read MoreDeep ocean clues to a million-year-old Ice Age puzzle revealed in new study
A new WHOI-led study challenges theories regarding the origins of a significant transition through the Earth’s ice ages.
Read MoreOcean leaders renew focus on the sea ahead of UN summit
WHOI and partners pen Baku Declaration, emphasizing the need for ocean observatories to meet climate and biodiversity goals at COP29
Read MoreFall 2024: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Elects New Corporation Members
Woods Hole, Mass. – At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI’s) Fall Joint Meeting of the Board and Corporation today, Institution leaders elected five new Corporation Members. “I am pleased to…
Read MoreThe Ocean Pavilion Returns to International Climate Conference for a Third Year
Leading science institutions and partners will make the case for greater inclusion of the ocean at COP29
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