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So, what did you like most this year? This little story about the dog figurines we delivered to NASA astronaut & WHOI Corporation member Suni Williams!
Check out what else made the ocean world go round in 2025: whoi.edu/best-of-2025/
So, what did you like most this year? This little story about the dog figurines we delivered to NASA astronaut & WHOI Corporation member Suni Williams!
Check out what else made the ocean world go round in 2025: whoi.edu/best-of-2025/
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thanks to you, our Bluesky following is stronger every day!
So, what did you like most this year? This little story about the dog figurines we delivered to NASA astronaut & WHOI Corporation member Suni Williams!
Check out what else made the ocean world go round in 2025: whoi.edu/best-of-2025/
So, what did you like most this year? This little story about the dog figurines we delivered to NASA astronaut & WHOI Corporation member Suni Williams!
Check out what else made the ocean world go round in 2025: whoi.edu/best-of-2025/
#Throwback to a life ring on the Institution's original research vessel Atlantis, circa 1952. The steel-hulled ketch rigged sailboat helped make oceanographic history from 1932-1966.
Seasons greetings from everyone at WHOI! 🎄⛵
📸 © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Seasons greetings from everyone at WHOI! 🎄⛵
📸 © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
December 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#Throwback to a life ring on the Institution's original research vessel Atlantis, circa 1952. The steel-hulled ketch rigged sailboat helped make oceanographic history from 1932-1966.
Seasons greetings from everyone at WHOI! 🎄⛵
📸 © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Seasons greetings from everyone at WHOI! 🎄⛵
📸 © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Did you spot the Alvin float at the San Diego Parade of Lights?
The crew aboard the R/V Atlantis showed off its holiday spirit by building an Alvin float for San Diego’s annual twilight flotilla!
Join us in wishing our creative and hardworking ATLANTIS crew a happy holidays!
📸 Lance Wills
The crew aboard the R/V Atlantis showed off its holiday spirit by building an Alvin float for San Diego’s annual twilight flotilla!
Join us in wishing our creative and hardworking ATLANTIS crew a happy holidays!
📸 Lance Wills
December 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Did you spot the Alvin float at the San Diego Parade of Lights?
The crew aboard the R/V Atlantis showed off its holiday spirit by building an Alvin float for San Diego’s annual twilight flotilla!
Join us in wishing our creative and hardworking ATLANTIS crew a happy holidays!
📸 Lance Wills
The crew aboard the R/V Atlantis showed off its holiday spirit by building an Alvin float for San Diego’s annual twilight flotilla!
Join us in wishing our creative and hardworking ATLANTIS crew a happy holidays!
📸 Lance Wills
What starts on the ocean floor can end up in the WHOI Store!
Find out how ocean research and art come together from the Cape Cod Times: go.whoi.edu/cct-whoi-art
Pssst! Need a last-minute Christmas gift? The WHOI Store is open until 4pm on December 24! Come find us at 93 Water Street, Woods Hole.
Find out how ocean research and art come together from the Cape Cod Times: go.whoi.edu/cct-whoi-art
Pssst! Need a last-minute Christmas gift? The WHOI Store is open until 4pm on December 24! Come find us at 93 Water Street, Woods Hole.
December 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
What starts on the ocean floor can end up in the WHOI Store!
Find out how ocean research and art come together from the Cape Cod Times: go.whoi.edu/cct-whoi-art
Pssst! Need a last-minute Christmas gift? The WHOI Store is open until 4pm on December 24! Come find us at 93 Water Street, Woods Hole.
Find out how ocean research and art come together from the Cape Cod Times: go.whoi.edu/cct-whoi-art
Pssst! Need a last-minute Christmas gift? The WHOI Store is open until 4pm on December 24! Come find us at 93 Water Street, Woods Hole.
Thanks to tiny plant-like marine organisms called phytoplankton, the ocean breathes life around the world!
😲 Find out what else you didn’t know about our incredible ocean planet: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
😲 Find out what else you didn’t know about our incredible ocean planet: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Thanks to tiny plant-like marine organisms called phytoplankton, the ocean breathes life around the world!
😲 Find out what else you didn’t know about our incredible ocean planet: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
😲 Find out what else you didn’t know about our incredible ocean planet: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
While the terrestrial part of this planet has been thoroughly mapped at high resolution, we can't say the same for the other 71% of the planet (the ocean)!
Leave a guess, then experience some of the wonders we've found so far: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
Leave a guess, then experience some of the wonders we've found so far: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
December 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
While the terrestrial part of this planet has been thoroughly mapped at high resolution, we can't say the same for the other 71% of the planet (the ocean)!
Leave a guess, then experience some of the wonders we've found so far: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
Leave a guess, then experience some of the wonders we've found so far: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
'Twas the solstice in Woods Hole, when all through the labs, not a creature was stirring. Not even the crabs!
The Cape Cod Times is ringing in the longest night of the year with a celebration of all the science that happens here in Woods Hole! Catch the highlights go.whoi.edu/cct-winter
The Cape Cod Times is ringing in the longest night of the year with a celebration of all the science that happens here in Woods Hole! Catch the highlights go.whoi.edu/cct-winter
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
'Twas the solstice in Woods Hole, when all through the labs, not a creature was stirring. Not even the crabs!
The Cape Cod Times is ringing in the longest night of the year with a celebration of all the science that happens here in Woods Hole! Catch the highlights go.whoi.edu/cct-winter
The Cape Cod Times is ringing in the longest night of the year with a celebration of all the science that happens here in Woods Hole! Catch the highlights go.whoi.edu/cct-winter
What can you learn from a life of ocean exploration?
Underwater photographer @brianskerry.bsky.social has spent nearly half a century creating images that blur the line between science and art. Skerry shares his insights and images in our latest issue of Oceanus: go.whoi.edu/skerry
📸 Brian Skerry
Underwater photographer @brianskerry.bsky.social has spent nearly half a century creating images that blur the line between science and art. Skerry shares his insights and images in our latest issue of Oceanus: go.whoi.edu/skerry
📸 Brian Skerry
December 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
What can you learn from a life of ocean exploration?
Underwater photographer @brianskerry.bsky.social has spent nearly half a century creating images that blur the line between science and art. Skerry shares his insights and images in our latest issue of Oceanus: go.whoi.edu/skerry
📸 Brian Skerry
Underwater photographer @brianskerry.bsky.social has spent nearly half a century creating images that blur the line between science and art. Skerry shares his insights and images in our latest issue of Oceanus: go.whoi.edu/skerry
📸 Brian Skerry
How long do you think biodegradable plastics take to break down? WHOI marine chemist Collin Ward simulates real-world conditions in his lab to test how long different materials last in the ocean. Find out what worked best from Revelator News: go.whoi.edu/rev-plastics
December 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
How long do you think biodegradable plastics take to break down? WHOI marine chemist Collin Ward simulates real-world conditions in his lab to test how long different materials last in the ocean. Find out what worked best from Revelator News: go.whoi.edu/rev-plastics
We've been selected for a mission to study other ocean worlds in our solar system!
The NASA-led study will investigate how carbon-rich molecules form on icy moons like Europa & Enceladus. The goal is to develop a method for answering the age-old question: are we alone?
👉More: go.whoi.edu/ont-ow
The NASA-led study will investigate how carbon-rich molecules form on icy moons like Europa & Enceladus. The goal is to develop a method for answering the age-old question: are we alone?
👉More: go.whoi.edu/ont-ow
December 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We've been selected for a mission to study other ocean worlds in our solar system!
The NASA-led study will investigate how carbon-rich molecules form on icy moons like Europa & Enceladus. The goal is to develop a method for answering the age-old question: are we alone?
👉More: go.whoi.edu/ont-ow
The NASA-led study will investigate how carbon-rich molecules form on icy moons like Europa & Enceladus. The goal is to develop a method for answering the age-old question: are we alone?
👉More: go.whoi.edu/ont-ow
When you think about ocean exploration, what comes to mind?
Cutting-edge technology, otherworldly creatures, legendary shipwrecks? Whatever sparks your imagination, we’re right there with you, pushing boundaries to explore & understand our ocean planet.
Explore with us: go.whoi.edu/breakthroughs
Cutting-edge technology, otherworldly creatures, legendary shipwrecks? Whatever sparks your imagination, we’re right there with you, pushing boundaries to explore & understand our ocean planet.
Explore with us: go.whoi.edu/breakthroughs
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
When you think about ocean exploration, what comes to mind?
Cutting-edge technology, otherworldly creatures, legendary shipwrecks? Whatever sparks your imagination, we’re right there with you, pushing boundaries to explore & understand our ocean planet.
Explore with us: go.whoi.edu/breakthroughs
Cutting-edge technology, otherworldly creatures, legendary shipwrecks? Whatever sparks your imagination, we’re right there with you, pushing boundaries to explore & understand our ocean planet.
Explore with us: go.whoi.edu/breakthroughs
Passive acoustic buoys are scientists’ ears in the deep!
Find out how this WHOI-developed technology helps protect whales from ship strikes from Maryland Public Television: go.whoi.edu/om-whales
Find out how this WHOI-developed technology helps protect whales from ship strikes from Maryland Public Television: go.whoi.edu/om-whales
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Passive acoustic buoys are scientists’ ears in the deep!
Find out how this WHOI-developed technology helps protect whales from ship strikes from Maryland Public Television: go.whoi.edu/om-whales
Find out how this WHOI-developed technology helps protect whales from ship strikes from Maryland Public Television: go.whoi.edu/om-whales
🩰Ballet at sea, anyone? Recently, WHOI engineers & crew orchestrated a Nutcracker-level production with winches, pulleys, and ropes to deploy moorings in the treacherous waters off the coast of eastern Greenland.
Go behind the scenes with @nytimes.com: go.whoi.edu/nyt-greenland
📸 Esther Horvath
Go behind the scenes with @nytimes.com: go.whoi.edu/nyt-greenland
📸 Esther Horvath
December 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
🩰Ballet at sea, anyone? Recently, WHOI engineers & crew orchestrated a Nutcracker-level production with winches, pulleys, and ropes to deploy moorings in the treacherous waters off the coast of eastern Greenland.
Go behind the scenes with @nytimes.com: go.whoi.edu/nyt-greenland
📸 Esther Horvath
Go behind the scenes with @nytimes.com: go.whoi.edu/nyt-greenland
📸 Esther Horvath
Meet the R/V Neil Armstrong—A ship designed for discovery, innovation, and ocean exploration!
Owned by the Office of Naval Research, we operate ARMSTRONG on behalf of the nation’s scientific community.
Exploring the Atlantic since 2016, ARMSTRONG supports ocean research through @unols.bsky.social.
Owned by the Office of Naval Research, we operate ARMSTRONG on behalf of the nation’s scientific community.
Exploring the Atlantic since 2016, ARMSTRONG supports ocean research through @unols.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Meet the R/V Neil Armstrong—A ship designed for discovery, innovation, and ocean exploration!
Owned by the Office of Naval Research, we operate ARMSTRONG on behalf of the nation’s scientific community.
Exploring the Atlantic since 2016, ARMSTRONG supports ocean research through @unols.bsky.social.
Owned by the Office of Naval Research, we operate ARMSTRONG on behalf of the nation’s scientific community.
Exploring the Atlantic since 2016, ARMSTRONG supports ocean research through @unols.bsky.social.
Peer beneath the surface with AI! Underwater imaging technologies developed at WHOI identify & count zooplankton with remarkable speed and accuracy, giving scientists crucial insights into the marine food web—and how changes at the microscopic level impact our fisheries.
December 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Peer beneath the surface with AI! Underwater imaging technologies developed at WHOI identify & count zooplankton with remarkable speed and accuracy, giving scientists crucial insights into the marine food web—and how changes at the microscopic level impact our fisheries.
🔔🎄🌊 Silver bells! silver bells. It’s Christmas time in the deep sea! 🎶
This bell-shaped cluster is made up of gelatinous organisms called salps.
📲 Learn more about the gifts that salps and other ocean animals give our planet every day: twilightzone.whoi.edu/explore-the-otz/climate
This bell-shaped cluster is made up of gelatinous organisms called salps.
📲 Learn more about the gifts that salps and other ocean animals give our planet every day: twilightzone.whoi.edu/explore-the-otz/climate
December 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🔔🎄🌊 Silver bells! silver bells. It’s Christmas time in the deep sea! 🎶
This bell-shaped cluster is made up of gelatinous organisms called salps.
📲 Learn more about the gifts that salps and other ocean animals give our planet every day: twilightzone.whoi.edu/explore-the-otz/climate
This bell-shaped cluster is made up of gelatinous organisms called salps.
📲 Learn more about the gifts that salps and other ocean animals give our planet every day: twilightzone.whoi.edu/explore-the-otz/climate
The ocean covers 71% of our planet, but despite this fact, humans have only observed a small percentage of it. 🌍🌎🌏
How little? Take a wild guess in the comments!👇
Then get to know some of the wonders we've found so far: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
How little? Take a wild guess in the comments!👇
Then get to know some of the wonders we've found so far: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
December 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The ocean covers 71% of our planet, but despite this fact, humans have only observed a small percentage of it. 🌍🌎🌏
How little? Take a wild guess in the comments!👇
Then get to know some of the wonders we've found so far: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
How little? Take a wild guess in the comments!👇
Then get to know some of the wonders we've found so far: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
It’s greatest daily migration on Earth—that hardly anyone has heard of. 🦠🦐🐟
🌀Find out why WHOI researchers are turning to the “twilight zone” to understand the mid-ocean's role in global fisheries and keeping the planet cool: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
🌀Find out why WHOI researchers are turning to the “twilight zone” to understand the mid-ocean's role in global fisheries and keeping the planet cool: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It’s greatest daily migration on Earth—that hardly anyone has heard of. 🦠🦐🐟
🌀Find out why WHOI researchers are turning to the “twilight zone” to understand the mid-ocean's role in global fisheries and keeping the planet cool: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
🌀Find out why WHOI researchers are turning to the “twilight zone” to understand the mid-ocean's role in global fisheries and keeping the planet cool: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! Oh what fun it is to run through the WHOI hallways! 🔔🏃🏽♀🎅🏽
How do you lighten the load at work during the holidays? Let's share some ideas in the comments 👇🏽
📹 by Rachel Mann/WHOI
How do you lighten the load at work during the holidays? Let's share some ideas in the comments 👇🏽
📹 by Rachel Mann/WHOI
December 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! Oh what fun it is to run through the WHOI hallways! 🔔🏃🏽♀🎅🏽
How do you lighten the load at work during the holidays? Let's share some ideas in the comments 👇🏽
📹 by Rachel Mann/WHOI
How do you lighten the load at work during the holidays? Let's share some ideas in the comments 👇🏽
📹 by Rachel Mann/WHOI
Plankton may be nearly invisible, but these tiny floating organisms sustain the entire ocean food web. 🦠🦐🐟🐋
👉Get the bigger (little) picture on ocean health from WHOI biologist Heidi Sosik in Oceanus: go.whoi.edu/littlebigpicture @uslter.bsky.social
@nes-lter.bsky.social
👉Get the bigger (little) picture on ocean health from WHOI biologist Heidi Sosik in Oceanus: go.whoi.edu/littlebigpicture @uslter.bsky.social
@nes-lter.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Plankton may be nearly invisible, but these tiny floating organisms sustain the entire ocean food web. 🦠🦐🐟🐋
👉Get the bigger (little) picture on ocean health from WHOI biologist Heidi Sosik in Oceanus: go.whoi.edu/littlebigpicture @uslter.bsky.social
@nes-lter.bsky.social
👉Get the bigger (little) picture on ocean health from WHOI biologist Heidi Sosik in Oceanus: go.whoi.edu/littlebigpicture @uslter.bsky.social
@nes-lter.bsky.social
Thar she blows! WHOI scientists are giving North Atlantic right whales a health checkup—with drones! 🐳
📲Find out how this non-invasive method of microbial sampling can help protect the critically endangered whale from @usatoday.com: go.whoi.edu/ut-whales
📲Find out how this non-invasive method of microbial sampling can help protect the critically endangered whale from @usatoday.com: go.whoi.edu/ut-whales
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thar she blows! WHOI scientists are giving North Atlantic right whales a health checkup—with drones! 🐳
📲Find out how this non-invasive method of microbial sampling can help protect the critically endangered whale from @usatoday.com: go.whoi.edu/ut-whales
📲Find out how this non-invasive method of microbial sampling can help protect the critically endangered whale from @usatoday.com: go.whoi.edu/ut-whales
WHOI researchers are turning on the stereo on Maui reefs—and baby corals are showing up to the party! 🪸🎶🐠
📲Watch the full CNN story to see how our Reef Solutions team is helping to reverse reef decline from USVI to Hawai'i—through sound: go.whoi.edu/cnn-reefs
#GiveReefsAChance #ReefSolutions
📲Watch the full CNN story to see how our Reef Solutions team is helping to reverse reef decline from USVI to Hawai'i—through sound: go.whoi.edu/cnn-reefs
#GiveReefsAChance #ReefSolutions
December 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
WHOI researchers are turning on the stereo on Maui reefs—and baby corals are showing up to the party! 🪸🎶🐠
📲Watch the full CNN story to see how our Reef Solutions team is helping to reverse reef decline from USVI to Hawai'i—through sound: go.whoi.edu/cnn-reefs
#GiveReefsAChance #ReefSolutions
📲Watch the full CNN story to see how our Reef Solutions team is helping to reverse reef decline from USVI to Hawai'i—through sound: go.whoi.edu/cnn-reefs
#GiveReefsAChance #ReefSolutions
You may have been lucky enough to explore some breathtaking canyons on this planet, but have you been to the deepest of them all? 🤔
Share your guesses (and experiences!) in the comments!👇🏽
Share your guesses (and experiences!) in the comments!👇🏽
December 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
You may have been lucky enough to explore some breathtaking canyons on this planet, but have you been to the deepest of them all? 🤔
Share your guesses (and experiences!) in the comments!👇🏽
Share your guesses (and experiences!) in the comments!👇🏽
Has it gotten colder? We haven’t noticed 😏
Make the WHOI soft shell vest your new go-to for layering. Thanks to microfleece lining, this lightweight and breathable vest is the perfect companion for cooler days that call for warmth.
📲 Stay warm while supporting science: go.whoi.edu/shell
Make the WHOI soft shell vest your new go-to for layering. Thanks to microfleece lining, this lightweight and breathable vest is the perfect companion for cooler days that call for warmth.
📲 Stay warm while supporting science: go.whoi.edu/shell
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Has it gotten colder? We haven’t noticed 😏
Make the WHOI soft shell vest your new go-to for layering. Thanks to microfleece lining, this lightweight and breathable vest is the perfect companion for cooler days that call for warmth.
📲 Stay warm while supporting science: go.whoi.edu/shell
Make the WHOI soft shell vest your new go-to for layering. Thanks to microfleece lining, this lightweight and breathable vest is the perfect companion for cooler days that call for warmth.
📲 Stay warm while supporting science: go.whoi.edu/shell
🌊📆 🌊 Ring in the new year with our 2026 wall calendar! Each of these amazing images of ocean life and field work was captured by our scientists and photographers—and your purchase helps support their work!
📲Order yours at the WHOI Store: go.whoi.edu/2025-calendar
📸 © #WHOI
📲Order yours at the WHOI Store: go.whoi.edu/2025-calendar
📸 © #WHOI
December 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
🌊📆 🌊 Ring in the new year with our 2026 wall calendar! Each of these amazing images of ocean life and field work was captured by our scientists and photographers—and your purchase helps support their work!
📲Order yours at the WHOI Store: go.whoi.edu/2025-calendar
📸 © #WHOI
📲Order yours at the WHOI Store: go.whoi.edu/2025-calendar
📸 © #WHOI