WHOI's best of 2025
From discovery to impact
This year, WHOI researchers pushed discovery forward — at sea, in the lab, and through communications and engagement.
These efforts fueled solutions that protect communities, inform decisions, and power innovation.
Together, for science.
Top 5 stories
Legendary journeys, tales of resilience
From the habits of an elusive deep sea fish, to the next generation of underwater research vessels, explore our best reads of the year.
Top 5 videos
Together for science
To celebrate our ocean science community and immerse in the universe beneath the surface, watch our original videos.
Top News Releases
- New study finds that critical ocean current has not declined in the last 60 years
- Deep ocean technology offers never before seen images of lost WWI submarine
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution launches Ocean Learning Hub
- Scientists in Alvin witness seafloor eruption on the East Pacific Rise
- Urban civilization rose in Southern Mesopotamia on the back of tides
Top Social Posts
- 🚀What’s the number one thing that NASA astronaut Suni Williams missed during her 9-month stint in outer space? (Facebook)
- Are there world oceans? Or one world ocean? (Facebook)
- Swimmers, beware! Beachgoers in Gloucester, Mass. have spotted lion’s mane jellyfish close to shore. (Facebook)
- The moment the Knorr crew found Titanic’s boiler (Instagram)
- When a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale was struck and killed by a ship in 2003, her broken skull and jaw revealed the devastating force of vessel collisions (LinkedIn)
Top Campaigns & Outreach
Introducing the Campaign for Our Ocean Planet
This year, we launched the largest ocean-science fundraising campaign in history.
Explore the campaign and other defining efforts in WHOI's outreach and engagement efforts.
Top Selling Merchandise
Top 10 WHOI in the News
1. Tica Eruption - New York Times
- Riders on the Storm - BBC
- His search for the Titanic concealed a top-secret military operation. How the iconic discovery unfolded - CNN
- In 1917, a U.S. submarine sank in the fog. Experts just got detailed images. - The Washington Post
- WHOI launches historic campaign - The Boston Globe
- What Sound Does a Shark Make? Scientists Release First Known Recordings - People
- Cape Cod researchers develop heat-resistant kelp to withstand effects of climate change -CBS Boston
- Weekends with Yankee: Underwater Adventures - Yankee Weekend
- Sharks, on the big screen and in the great blue sea - NPR
- Scientists plan to save whales by collecting their snot - USA Today
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