Santiago Herrera studies the genome to establish new connections between species living in the deep sea.

Mapping whale calls, researchers find the predators feed in species-specific hotspots.

Surface waves can trigger powerful sound waves that race through the deep ocean, study suggests.

New prediction tool gives 2-3 minute warning of incoming rogue waves.

Some tiny plankton may have big effect on ocean’s carbon storage.

Themistoklis Sapsis seeks to understand, predict, and optimize complex engineering and environmental systems under extreme uncertainty.

Study finds a whisker’s “slaloming” motion helps seals track and chase prey.

MIT researchers find unintended consequences of an idea to stimulate ocean phytoplankton growth in order to geoengineer a cooler atmosphere.

Study finds some coastal regions may face a risk of unprecedented storm surge in the next century.

New MIT Museum exhibit to explore life and career of influential ship designer and alumnus Nathaniel Greene Herreshoff.