Massive energy reserves await in the depths, and scientists are now paving the way to harness them effectively. Join us as we ...
Scientists at the Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have been working for years to find out what types of plastics ...
As the planet continues to warm and the ramifications of human-driven climate change continue to amplify, the need to find ...
WHOI researchers discovered that foamed CDA, a bioplastic, degrades 15 times faster in seawater, making it the fastest ...
After Hurricane Milton recently made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, I worried about all the people who might ...
Researchers have spent the last few years trying to find which type of plastic biodegrades the fastest in a marine ...
A new invention can literally turn seawater into hydrogen fuel without creating corrosive byproducts that can harm the ...
As humanity scrambles to find alternative clean energy sources to power the world, there’s one massively energetic natural ...
Founded in 1974, the Hawai‘i Ocean Science Technology Park off Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway was established by visionaries in an attempt to harness the power of ocean thermal energy conversion by mixing ...
Researchers observed this phenomenon when they brought a newly invented type of microscope out on the open ocean to watch the snow fall. They found that gooey, transparent parachutes considerably slow ...
Taking in seawater while filtering out dense salts lets unicellular phytoplankton migrate tens of meters vertically toward sunnier seas.
Key Takeaways  In collaboration with Eastman, WHOI scientists found that cellulose diacetate foam (CDA) is the fastest ...