ocean science

A team from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution plans to embark on a scientific drilling expedition early next summer to better understand so-called offshore freshened groundwater deposits.

A U.N. special report on the impacts of climate change on the ocean sparked dire headlines such as UN report on world’ oceans is damning: We’re all in big…

Say the word “shark” to a New Englander these days and the mind jumps straight to great white sharks, which have seen a remarkable increase here in recent…

Coral reefs around the world face a host of threats from human activities – from destructive fishing practices, to pollution, and of course, climate…

On Living Lab Radio this week:Scientists are working on a new definition of the second.A study started as the MeToo movement ramped up, suggests that…

We’ve got 10-day weather forecasts. We’ve got NOAA seasonal outlook forecasts. But there’s a no man’s land in between, and that’s where predictions get…

People who love the ocean know it can be blue, or green, or gray, depending on the weather. It’s a different color in the tropics than here in New England…

“The term quantum leap has already pervaded our vocabulary. We use it to mean something magical - something that challenges the imagination - even if many…

You might have seen the headlines recently. Scientists gave octopuses ecstasy. It was part of a study where they expected to learn about social behavior.…

Just off the coast of Peru, there's a huge amount of sea life. There are whales, a robust fishing industry, and a strange, gentle creature the size of a…