ocean science

How do you give a whale a health checkup? Scientists have been collecting respiratory droplets from North Atlantic right whales, using petri-dish-carrying drones flying above their blowholes.

Officials have determined that a deceased sperm whale that washed up on the north shore of Nantucket on Sunday is too big to move for a necropsy.

A group of students found a cold-stunned green sea turtle in Eastham last Thursday. The class called Mass Audubon’s hotline and put the first turtle rescue of the season in motion.

Ken Buesseler is a Senior Scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and next week he’ll be in Belém, Brazil at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference.

A Cape spring herring run count showed below-average returns. Drought conditions are tough on river herring that require sufficient river flows to return to the ocean.

There are around 380 North Atlantic right whales in existence. Scientists identify them by catalog numbers but some also have names. This week, 18 whales were named.

An autonomous ocean glider, on a mission to circumnavigate the globe, is making its way from the waters off Cape Cod toward the gulf stream.

The Marine Mammal Commission was created more than 50 years ago to ensure the Marine Mammal Protection Act is followed, and to provide independent, science-based oversight of federal activities that affect whales, dolphins, seals, and more.

Scientists are tracking the abundance of these fish in local waters. You can help.

This month, a U.S. State Department delegation visited Cabo Verde. Joining the group was Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution senior scientist and director of WHOI SeaGrant Matt Charette.