Episodes

  • An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 1. Albatrosses of the Open Sea
    Jan 14 2025

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    The flying style of the wandering albatross is legendary, as is its commitment to love. Learn about this iconic seabird and the human activity threatening its survival.

    Written and narrated by Hannah Piecuch | Artwork by Natalie Renier, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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    9 mins
  • A cabled ocean
    Nov 8 2024

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    As seasonal landfast ice dwindles in the Arctic, towns in the high north are starting to feel the sting of increased wave activity and dangerous storms. To help track changes to coastal ice, WHOI assistant scientist Maddie Smith and a team led by Sandia National Laboratories are using a novel method to measure wave activity using lasers and internet cables on the Alaskan seafloor.

    Written and narrated by Daniel Hentz.
    Read the full article: https://go.whoi.edu/cabledocean

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    7 mins
  • It's always freezing in the Arctic. Or is it?
    Nov 4 2024

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    WHOI experts dig into a popular misconception that the Arctic is always frigid.

    Narrated by Scott Dickson
    Original story written by Alison Pearce Stevens. Click here to read the full story: https://go.whoi.edu/4ya11c

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    6 mins
  • A champion submersible
    Oct 23 2024

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    The humble origins of human-occupied submersible Alvin began alongside Cheerios and Wheaties in the General Mills factory.

    Narrated by Hannah Piecuch
    Original piece written by Amy E. Nevala

    Read the article here: https://go.whoi.edu/championsub

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    7 mins
  • Tracking big fish at fine scales
    Oct 8 2024

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    WHOI researcher Martin Arostegui tracks how spearfish take advantage of local currents to find food.

    Read the full article: https://go.whoi.edu/trackingfish

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    6 mins
  • Puzzling over a mollusk mystery
    Oct 7 2024

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    What’s causing a contagious cancer to spread among clams along Cape Cod? WHOI scientists investigate.

    Read the full story: https://go.whoi.edu/puzzlingmollusk

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    11 mins
  • An Underwater Starfield
    Aug 9 2024

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    Oceanus writer Hannah Piecuch details an intimate encounter with creatures of the open sea while on a swim near Cornwall, England.

    Read the full story here: https://go.whoi.edu/underwaterstarfield

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    7 mins
  • Will the Gulf Stream really shutdown?
    Aug 9 2024

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    Startling scientific reports show how a warming planet could ground the Gulf Stream—a major cog in the Atlantic Ocean's circulation—to a halt. But is the likelihood of such a shutdown being exaggerated?

    WHOI physical oceanographer Robert Todd weighs in.

    Read the full story written by Alison Pearce Stevens: https://go.whoi.edu/gulfshutdown

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    5 mins