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With funding support from CMA CGM, ocean observations aboard Bermuda Container Line's M/V Oleander now include a window into microscopic life

During a 1967 dive off Florida, a startled swordfish rammed the famed submersible Alvin —lodging its sword in the hull and forcing the crew to abort the mission

At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI's) Spring Joint Meeting of the Board and Corporation, leadership elected one returning Trustee, two Life Trustees, and sixteen new Corporation Members.

Study of Gofar transform fault on the Pacific seafloor points to mitigating effects of "barrier zones" that keep ruptures from spreading.

Some of the technology, art, and gifts that tell the story of the institution's early days

New underwater robot opens new possibilities in coral reef conservation by autonomously identifying biodiversity "hotspots"

New tracking research reveals Mediterranean storm petrels trade speed for information as they fly hundreds of kilometers across the sea

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientist Di Jin estimates losses in tourism and fishing in Florida due to sargassum at about $2.7 billion.

The research focuses on a poorly understood group of larger midwater fishes that the authors call the “dark web,” species, such as pomfrets and snake mackerels.

Global initiative expands Ocean Image Bank with critical Polar Imagery to advance research, education, and awareness

On May 4, Dr. Katy Abbott celebrated her successful thesis defense—Vertical Transport and Transformation of Biogeochemical Properties in the Upper Ocean—with her advisor, Amala Mahadevan, along with fellow MIT/WHOI joint…

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Horizontal WTS-LV prepared for deployment. The WHOI Pump Facility manages requests for the use of NSF-funded McLane Water Transfer Systems (WTS). These in situ pumps are designed to collect suspended…

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Research demonstrates how animal-borne sensors can work in tandem with traditional tools to improve ocean predictions

After recovering ice that dates back 6 million years, Sarah Shackleton hopes to dig deeper into Earth’s history from a remote Antarctic moraine

Keep exploring! Join us—for our ocean, our planet, and our future. Join the campaign Andy Bowen Ocean Engineer, Director of National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF) Andy Bowen has worked at…

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Keep exploring! Join us—for our ocean, our planet, and our future. Join the campaign Dwight Coleman Ocean Exploration and Imaging Technologist, WHOI Dwight F. Coleman, Ph.D., is a marine research…

ResilientWoodsHole outlines a guide for small coastal communities to advance climate resilience