Recognition celebrates Harris’ leadership in ocean conservation and Bloomberg Philanthropies’ work to strengthen protections ...

Woods Hole, Mass. (Oct. 28, 2026) — A research vessel more accustomed to supporting science on the open ocean is embarking on ...

The Academy’s highest honor, the fellowship recognizes blind and low-vision scientists advancing science and the blind ...

Renewed funding will support new research, advanced chemical and modeling tools, and interdisciplinary training to uncover ...

The East Pacific Rise near 9° north has long been a treasure trove for deep-sea discovery. This area is part of the mid-ocean ridge system—the longest volcanic mountain range on Earth—and a boundary ...

Emperor penguins are the world's largest penguins. The flightless birds stand up to 1.2 meters (4 feet) tall, about the height of a six-year-old child, and weigh as much as 45 kilograms (100 pounds).

The 17th annual Graduate Climate Conference (GCC) was held on November 2 – 4, 2023, hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the first GCC to ...

The ocean has absorbed a lot of the planet's excess heat in the last century-roughly 93% of the warmth created by burning fossil fuels (among other human activities). All that energy has raised the ...

Seth McCammon, WHOI Sponsored by: AOP&E Department – Smith Conference Room This will be a hybrid seminar in Smith Conference Room. Zoom invite for those wishing to ...

Elizabeth Sibert, WHOI This will be a hybrid seminar in Clark 237. Zoom invite for those wishing to join virtually: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/96361110860?pwd ...

The Academy’s highest honor, the fellowship recognizes blind and low-vision scientists advancing science and the blind community.

It seemed only natural for deep-diving sperm whales to be immune from decompression illness, or the bends?the painful, sometimes fatal condition that human divers suffer when they surface too rapidly.