Ocean & Human Lives
Does plastic last for thousands of years in the environment?
WHOI marine chemist Collin Ward weighs in on the lifespan of plastics and innovations to address this pollution
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…
Are offshore wind farms harming whales?
WHOI whale biologist Mark Baumgartner weighs in
An open polar sea?
The once-romanticized notion of an ice-free Arctic comes full circle
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
Pakistan’s ‘Ocean of Water’
WHOI’s Caroline Ummenhofer discusses how interactions between the Pacific and Indian Oceans influenced Pakistan’s devastating…
Bridge-to-PhD program at WHOI opens doors for new scientists
WHOI's Center for Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP) works to expand BIPOC representation…
The predictive power of geochemistry
A WHOI researcher looks for changes in gas molecules to forecast volcanic eruptions such as…
Sargassum serendipity
A surprise find connects MIT students working on solutions for a harmful algal bloom in…
Why Indigenous perspectives matter in the climate conversation
Wampanoag Tribal Member Leslie Jonas talks WHOI, Native rights, and a timely partnership
Sunlight and the fate of oil at sea
Danielle Haas Freeman draws on the language of chemistry to solve an oil spill puzzle
A toxic double whammy for sea anemones
Exposure to both oil and sunlight can be harmful to sea anemones
Can environmental DNA help us find lost US service members?
Ocean scientists explore how eDNA may be able to help find and identify lost military…
5 WHOI women making waves in ocean science and engineering
In celebration of Women's History Month, we're spotlighting a few scientists who have made a…