Oceanus

The ocean's hidden storm archive

Find out how scientists use sediments from the seafloor to study hurricanes from hundreds, sometimes thousands of years ago. Written and reported by Oceanus editor Evan

Alvin v. the swordfish

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. Written

Making Waves: A humbling (and a rumbling) on the seafloor

WHOI Postdoctoral Scholar and geoscientist Jonas Preine learned the true meaning of science while testing his thesis on deep-sea volcanoes near Santorini, Greece. Preine

Making Waves: Salty seas with a chance of rain

Oceanographer Ray Schmitt and his sons take top prize in a rainfall forecasting competition. Now they run a company, Salient Predictions, which helps agricultural compani

Making Waves: A promise to end microplastics

For research engineer Beckett Colson, finding a solution to microplastics is a project 11 years in the making. He tells his story live in Woods Hole for "Making Waves: A

Making Waves: Losing sight, but not vision

Amy Bower shares how she navigates blindness as a physical oceanographer. She tells her story live in Woods Hole for "Making Waves: A Science Story Slam," a first-of-its

Making Waves: An ode to the deep sea

WHOI Senior Scientist and marine chemist Julie Huber muses on her first love: an underwater volcano. She tells her story in front of a live audience in Woods Hole for "M

Making Waves: A fighting chance for North Atlantic right whales

Senior biologist and WHOI Emeritus Research Scholar Michael Moore explains why there's still hope for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. He tells hi

Making Waves: Tuning our ears to the ocean

The ocean is brimming with sounds, from the crackle of snapping shrimp to the deep bellows of humpback whales. Amelia Macapia, a WHOI guest investigator and a contributo

Gold mining's toxic legacy

A WHOI marine chemist studies how mercury pollution in Colombia’s Amazon threatens the Indigenous way of life. Story written and narrated by Rachel Mann. Read the full

Remembering Titanic with Cathy Offinger

We sit down with the WHOI Oceanographer Emeritus and one of the lead navigators on ocean explorer Robert Ballard's 1985 team to learn what the expedition was like an

Harnessing the ocean to power transportation

WHOI scientists are part of a team working to turn seaweed into biofuel. Written by Alison Pearce Stevens and narrated by Scott Dickson. Read along by going to https://

Do plastics last for thousands of years in the ocean?

WHOI marine chemist Collin Ward weighs in on concerns about the longevity of plastic waste. Written by Alison Pearce Stevens. Narrated by Scott Dickson. Image courtesy

Behind the blast

Meet the WHOI marine superintendent behind the iconic explosion in Spielberg's thriller, Jaws. Written by Evan Lubofsky. Narrated by Hannah Piecuch. Read along by

Saving Tico

A manatee’s odyssey and the role of currents in marine mammal conservation. Written and read by Daniel Hentz. Artwork by Charin Park, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institu

Are offshore wind farms harming whales?

WHOI whale biologist Mark Baumgartner weighs in on the impacts of offshore wind development. Written by Alison Pearce Stevens. Narrated by Rowan Quince Buckton. Whale c

Deep-sea amphipod name inspired by literary masterpiece

The name of a newly discovered species pays tribute to Cervantes’ Don Quixote, reinforcing themes of sweetness and beauty. Written by Evan Lubofsky. Narrated by Scott Di

The long journey of bottle No.71645

A drift bottle released in 1968 to study ocean currents was found on a Maine beach. What have we learned about these marine highways since this early experiment began? W

An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 3. Emperor Penguins

Don't let their awkward waddle fool you. Emperor penguins have evolved ingenious ways to stay warm, feed their young, and forage in deep water, all while living in t

An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 2. Weddell Seals

What does it take to be the world's southernmost living mammal? Guts, grit, and...super milk? Learn what makes the Weddell seal one of the toughest—and cutest—animal