WHOI’s deep-sea experts team up with NASA to find signs of life on ocean worlds

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December 4, 2025

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Today, find out how WHOI is working with NASA to identify the chemical signatures of life in our solar system. Plus, read how long-term studies of plankton help us gauge ocean health, and meet the inventor of autonomous ocean gliders. Dive in!

NASA selects WHOI to help lead search for life

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Are we alone in the universe?

NASA selects WHOI to help lead search for life in the solar system’s hidden oceans

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The little big picture

WHOI senior biologist Heidi Sosik explains the critical need for long-term observations of marine plankton 

The man behind the glider: Doug Webb

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The man behind the glider

Doug Webb helped transform how we study the ocean. Get to know this WHOI engineer-turned-inventor!

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Music therapy for Maui's corals

Underwater 'reef music' could help in coral restoration

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CNN Video: Reef music could help coral restoration in Maui

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Music therapy for Maui's corals

Underwater 'reef music' could help in coral restoration

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Australia’s unprecedented toxic algal bloom has a surprise culprit

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