Self control is smart on land and in the water.

Neustons live on the ocean’s surface and play an essential role in marine food webs and lifecycles. These plants, animals and microscopic creatures are also largely unprotected from climate change and pollution.

Longfin squid arrived much sooner due to warming waters.

Microfiber pollution continues to pile up. Find out how to make your laundry less stressful for the ocean.

News to watch: Deep sea microplastics piling up in all the wrong places.

Grad student Shelby Penn of the Phycology Lab at Moss Landing Marine Labs talks about seaweed’s potential to clean ocean pollutants.

Sylvia Earle celebrates her 85th birthday today. Pictured diving at Cashes Ledge. Photo credit: Kip Evans MissionBlue

News to watch: Microplastics are not just polluting the water. Turns out they are the perfect floating petri dish for growing--and spreading--harmful bacteria.

New technology provides a daunting supply of data. Can deep learning bring insight about life 60 meters down?

Dolphins use an ocean tool to catch dinner. Even cooler, they learn from each other how to use it.

Can you predict seagrass health from a bird’s eye view?

Can potatoes save the salt marsh?

North Atlantic Right Whale one step from extinction says IUCN.

WHOI scientists share good news on ocean’s carbon pump.

Decades of Acoustic Data Reveal Zooplankton Migration in the Arctic Winter

7 Cool Facts About Arctic Sea Ice (Credit: Daniel J. Cox / National Science Foundation)