The Indian Ocean looks flat from above, but one part of it sits far lower than it should. South of India, the sea surface ...

The ocean is vast and mysterious, and while we're just beginning to understand rogue waves, its sister phenomenon is proving ...

In NBC's La Brea (streaming now on Peacock!), a massive sinkhole opens up at the titular California tar pits, swallowing buildings, vehicles, and a few hundred people. When those folks land at the ...

The Woods Hole, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) released a new study finding that ...

WOODS HOLE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) announced today a $25 million gift to support ocean-based climate solutions from the chair of the Institution’s ...

A side-by-side microscopic image of cellulose diacetate foam before and after 36 weeks in seawater. The team found that cellulose diacetate foams lost 65-70% of their original mass. Woods Hole, ...

New research suggests that the negative effects of the ozone hole on the carbon uptake of the Southern Ocean are reversible, but only if greenhouse gas emissions rapidly decrease. The study finds that ...

Divers have finally made it to the bottom of Belize’s iconic Great Blue Hole, but a dirty secret was lurking at the bottom of the pristine natural wonder. The Great Blue Hole is a giant marine ...

Scientists want $60 million to try trapping carbon dioxide in the sea floor off the coast of Canada. They say reactive basalt rock across the planet could turn CO2 into rock at the bottom of the ocean ...

Major funding commitment from board chair Paul Salem comes amidst increased attention on ocean’s role in climate and growing pace of funding from public and private sources WOODS HOLE, ...