Research Highlights
Oceanus Magazine
How certain marine species keep each other safe, fed, and healthy through symbiosis
Sea scallops expend a lot of energy reacting to noisy pile drivers
A Q&A with WHOI marine microbiologist Maria Pachiadaki on sampling the deep ocean with Jason
Winter doldrums? Take a local birding trip to encounter a diversity of seabirds this season
News Releases
Updated national science strategy for harmful algal research and response builds on major accomplishments, findings.
The potent toxicity of the 2022 HAB event “posed an unprecedented risk to human and ecosystem health.”
A new study reveals that the rare Desertas Petrels, a wide-ranging seabird in the North Atlantic, exhibit unique foraging behaviors during hurricane season.
Looking for a fun, free, interactive way to learn more about the mysteries of the ocean? WHOI & the Yawkey Foundation present the 2024 Ocean and Climate Outreach Series.
A new technology detects trace amounts of oxygen in an environment where previously these life-supporting molecules were below the limit of detection.
News & Insights
WHOI biologist Carin Ashjian has been studying zooplankton aboard a German icebreaker attached to an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean. Now, she’s experiencing an additional two months on the ship, as another team of scientists go through a period of quarantining before she can be replaced. (Photo by Serdar Sakinan)
WHOI has teamed up with Greentown Labs and Vineyard Wind to launch the Offshore Wind Challenge. The program, which is also partnering with New England Aquarium, calls on entrepreneurs to submit proposals to collect, transmit, and analyze marine mammal monitoring data using remote technologies, such as underwater vehicles, drones, and offshore buoys.
Beach parking lots across Cape Cod are closed to reduce the spread of COVID-19. As summertime approaches, will the beach crowds that normally show up after Memorial Day will be staying away this year? WHOI microbiologist Amy Apprill weighs in.
WHOI biologist Carin Ashjian is aboard the icebreaker Polarstern in the Arctic as part of the year-long MOSAiC research expedition. She should be almost home by now. Instead, her stay has been extended by COVID19.
Scientists have discovered life in the deepest parts of the rock floor under the oceans – tiny microorganisms that live in the ‘lower oceanic crust’. Melanie Jans-Singh reports for The Naked Scientists.