A widely publicized deep-sea excursion leaves five dead, raising big questions for ocean exploration.

Changing the ocean's chemical and biological makeup could force it to pull vast amounts of planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere. But is that a line we want to cross?

Tidal's AI and robots make salmon farming more sustainable

Researchers have conducted a study in which they studied change initiatives at more than 600 architecture, engineering and construction firms in North America. They found those that were very successful and sustainable used six key strategies, and that effective change agents and a realistic timeline were vital to making an initiative a lasting success.

This rare, uncut, and mostly unnarrated footage of the wreck of Titanic marks the first time humans set eyes on the ill-fated ship since 1912 and includes ma...

Since 1968, the MIT-WHOI Joint Program has provided research and educational opportunities for PhD students seeking to explore the marine world.

British startup Deep is pioneering a new way to study the ocean

The five people who perished aboard the OceanGate submersible were likely aware of their impending implosion between 48 and 71 seconds before it occurred, according to an expert who likened the sce…

The team believes the geoid gained its current form some 20 million years ago.

The abundant phytoplankton Prochlorococcus shed extra compounds into their surroundings, which are then taken up by other organisms, MIT researchers have found. This "cross-feeding" may play a large role in the ocean's capacity to cycle and store carbon.

A new study highlights a sharp contrast between urban and suburban ways of thinking about coastal ecosystems. The authors of the study used statistical and cognitive science techniques to analyze data from a survey of 1,400 residents across the U.S. East Coast. Their results showed that surveyed residents of urban centers often held a more simplistic, and less realistic, understanding of coastal ecosystems than…

Human hands have brought our oceans to a crisis point, but these same hands have the power to change that bit-by-bit… with a little bit of help from 3D printing.

MIT Professor Emeritus Jerome Milgram, expert in ocean engineering, has died at 83. In 1992, he was the design director and chief computer modeler for America3 (A3), which won the America's Cup.

An international group of experts says the production of new plastics should be capped to solve the plastic pollution problem. The authors argue that all other measures won't suffice to keep up with the pace of plastic production and releases.

Rapid hydroelectric dam expansion in the Amazon poses a serious threat to Earth's largest and most biodiverse river basin. There are 158 dams in the Amazon River basin, with another 351 proposed; these projects are typically assessed individually, with little coordinated planning. A new study provides a computational approach for evaluating basin-level tradeoffs between hydropower and ecosystem services, with the…

Stretching 113 miles into the open ocean, this engineering marvel linked the far-flung Florida Keys to the mainland and forever changed Florida.

Launched by MIT Sea Grant, the SeaPerch and SeaPerch II remotely operated robots have had a big impact on young learners interested in ocean science and engineering.

MIT Maritime Consortium brings together MIT and maritime industry leaders to develop new technologies for all aspects of the global shipping industry, from nuclear propulsion to onboard manufacturing of spare parts.

The MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering has announced new leadership. Ed Boyle is stepping down as director, and Mick Follows will be taking over the position.

An eco-engineering startup has printed a 3D terracotta tile that is now helping endangered coral reefs thrive. Ramy Inocencio talks to the team who is hoping to "retile" the ocean floor.