Oceanus
From the depths of the sea and the pages of Oceanus Magazine, Oceanus brings you audible narratives of science and humanity around our blue planet. Dive in today! Oceanus is a production of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution—the world's largest independent marine research organization.Our Ocean. Our Planet. Our Future.
Deep-sea amphipod name inspired by literary masterpiece
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The name of a newly discovered species pays tribute to Cervantes’ Don Quixote, reinforcing themes of sweetness and beauty.
Written by Evan Lubofsky. Narrated by Scott Dickson. (Illustration by Felipe Gamonal at Instituto Milenio de Oceanografia)
Click the link to read along: https://go.whoi.edu/donquixote
The long journey of bottle No.71645
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A drift bottle released in 1968 to study ocean currents was found on a Maine beach. What have we learned about these marine highways since this early experiment began?
Written by Evan Lubofsky. Narrated by Scott Dickson.
Read along: https://go.whoi.edu/bottle71645
(Photo by Jan Hahn, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 3. Emperor Penguins
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Don't let their awkward waddle fool you. Emperor penguins have evolved ingenious ways to stay warm, feed their young, and forage in deep water, all while living in the world's most inhospitable continent. Find out how these iconic sea birds earned their royal reputation.
Written and narrated by Elise Hugus | Artwork by Natalie Renier, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Penguin soundbites are from video footage Courtesy of Stephanie Jenouvrier, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 2. Weddell Seals
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What does it take to be the world's southernmost living mammal? Guts, grit, and...super milk? Learn what makes the Weddell seal one of the toughest—and cutest—animals to ever flop around the Antarctic coast.
Written and narrated by Daniel Hentz | Artwork by Natalie Renier, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Special thanks to our friends at Montana State University and the Erebus Bay Weddell Seal Population Study for providing the seal recordings heard in this episode—NMFS Permits No. 1032-1917 and No. 26375 according to their chronological appearance in the story.<...
An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 1. Albatrosses of the Open Sea
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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.
A cabled ocean
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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
It's always freezing in the Arctic. Or is it?
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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
A champion submersible
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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
Tracking big fish at fine scales
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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
Puzzling over a mollusk mystery
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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
An open polar sea?
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Not long ago, Victorian-age explorers celebrated the notion of an ice-free Arctic in hopes of finding faster shipping routes between Europe and Asia. Instead, they would find an impassable ice field and treacherous glaciers. Today, warming from climate change is on track to create these once-fabled ice-free days in the Arctic.
Has the once-celebrated prospect of an ice-less Arctic come back to bite us?
Read the full story written by Evan Lubofsky: https://go.whoi.edu/openpolarsea
Will the Gulf Stream really shutdown?
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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
An Underwater Starfield
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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
As illegal fishing rages on, is there any hope on the horizon?
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WHOI economist Yaqin Liu weighs in on the scourge of illegal fishing and what can be done to catch offenders.
Read the full story written by Daniel Hentz: https://go.whoi.edu/illegalfishing
