Woods Hole Oceanographic Insititution

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed off on a long-planned experiment that aims to fight climate change by pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and storing it in the ocean for thousands of years.

The state Division of Marine Fisheries and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have teamed up to launch an innovative passive acoustic monitoring network. The aim is to improve detection of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in Massachusetts waters.

The rally was part of a national movement that's grown in response to the Trump administration's policies, which organizers say are a threat to scientific progress.

Seven years ago, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution built a new class of underwater vehicle, called Orpheus, to study the darkest recesses of the ocean. Private investors took notice. And now, the Orpheus is going commercial — looking to make a splash in industries working offshore.

The question of whether radioactive elements in the water would pose a threat to human health or the environment has sparked protests and heated debate at meetings of the state’s Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel. The panel invited the scientists to speak.

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.

Marine radiochemist Ken Buesseler's written comments on water test results at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station became a hot-button issue recently at the state's nuclear advisory panel, but he wasn't there to respond. Now, he's talking with CAI's Jennette Barnes.

Stellwagen Bank marine sanctuary is home to more than 200 sunken shipwrecks, many of which are hotspots for marine debris. Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are proposing a robot to clean them up.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has teamed up with the Maryland-based nonprofit Black Girls Dive Foundation to create a new internship program in Woods Hole.

New research from WHOI suggests coral larvae respond to sound when deciding where they’ll make their home.