Research Highlights
Oceanus Magazine
How certain marine species keep each other safe, fed, and healthy through symbiosis
Sea scallops expend a lot of energy reacting to noisy pile drivers
A Q&A with WHOI marine microbiologist Maria Pachiadaki on sampling the deep ocean with Jason
Winter doldrums? Take a local birding trip to encounter a diversity of seabirds this season
News Releases
Findings could represent new drug targets for human pathogens
A new study led by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Swansea University Medical School furthers our knowledge of viruses—in the sea and on land— and their potential […]
Short-finned pilot whales have long been recognized as a single species, but a recent study found that two unique subspecies actually exist.
New ‘bubblegum’ corals found in Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument during human-occupied submersible dives.
Unlike other species that migrate successfully to escape the wrath of climate change, a new study shows that dispersal may help sustain global Emperor penguin populations for a limited time, but, as sea ice conditions continue to deteriorate, the 54 colonies that exist today will face devastating declines by the end of this century.
WHOI scientists and their international colleagues conducted the largest, most comprehensive study of larval dispersal at coral reefs. Their findings have important implications for the sizing and spacing of marine reserves.
News & Insights
MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Jaida Elcock celebrates Shark Week and shark awareness in this Q&A
At the northernmost year-round research station in the world, scientists brave frigid temperatures and perpetual night to solve an ocean mystery. The team is trying to figure out how some of the tiniest animals survive at a time of year when their main food source is not available.
WHOI’s Jaida Elcock and Lauren Dykman explain why parasites may be a sign of ocean health
