Oceanus
Episodes
Making Waves: A humbling (and a rumbling) on the seafloor
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
WHOI Postdoctoral Scholar and geoscientist Jonas Preine learned the true meaning of science while testing his thesis on deep-sea volcanoes near Santor...
Making Waves: Salty seas with a chance of rain
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Oceanographer Ray Schmitt and his sons take top prize in a rainfall forecasting competition. Now they run a company, Salient Predictions, which helps ...
Making Waves: A promise to end microplastics
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For research engineer Beckett Colson, finding a solution to microplastics is a project 11 years in the making.He tells his story live in Woods Hole fo...
Making Waves: Losing sight, but not vision
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Bower shares how she navigates blindness as a physical oceanographer.She tells her story live in Woods Hole for "Making Waves: A Science Stor...
Making Waves: An ode to the deep sea
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
WHOI Senior Scientist and marine chemist Julie Huber muses on her first love: an underwater volcano.She tells her story in front of a live audience in...
Making Waves: A fighting chance for North Atlantic right whales
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Senior biologist and WHOI Emeritus Research Scholar Michael Moore explains why there's still hope for critically endangered North Atlantic right ...
Making Waves: Tuning our ears to the ocean
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The ocean is brimming with sounds, from the crackle of snapping shrimp to the deep bellows of humpback whales.Amelia Macapia, a WHOI guest investigato...
Gold mining's toxic legacy
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A WHOI marine chemist studies how mercury pollution in Colombia’s Amazon threatens the Indigenous way of life.Story written and narrated by Rachel M...
Remembering Titanic with Cathy Offinger
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with the WHOI Oceanographer Emeritus and one of the lead navigators on ocean explorer Robert Ballard's 1985 team to learn what the ex...
Harnessing the ocean to power transportation
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WHOI scientists are part of a team working to turn seaweed into biofuel.Written by Alison Pearce Stevens and narrated by Scott Dickson.Read along by g...
Do plastics last for thousands of years in the ocean?
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WHOI marine chemist Collin Ward weighs in on concerns about the longevity of plastic waste.Written by Alison Pearce Stevens. Narrated by Scott Dickson...
Behind the blast
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the WHOI marine superintendent behind the iconic explosion in Spielberg's thriller, Jaws.Written by Evan Lubofsky. Narrated by Hannah Piecuc...
Saving Tico
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A manatee’s odyssey and the role of currents in marine mammal conservation.Written and read by Daniel Hentz.Artwork by Charin Park, © Woods Hole Oc...
Are offshore wind farms harming whales?
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WHOI whale biologist Mark Baumgartner weighs in on the impacts of offshore wind development.Written by Alison Pearce Stevens. Narrated by Rowan Quince...
Deep-sea amphipod name inspired by literary masterpiece
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The name of a newly discovered species pays tribute to Cervantes’ Don Quixote, reinforcing themes of sweetness and beauty.Written by Evan Lubofsky. ...
The long journey of bottle No.71645
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 3. Emperor Penguins
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, a...
An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 2. Weddell Seals
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 toughe...
An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 1. Albatrosses of the Open Sea
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The flying style of the wandering albatross is legendary, as is its commitment to love. Learn about this iconic seabird and the human activity threate...
A cabled ocean
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 storm...
It's always freezing in the Arctic. Or is it?
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WHOI experts dig into a popular misconception that the Arctic is always frigid.Narrated by Scott DicksonOriginal story written by Alison Pearce Steven...
A champion submersible
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The humble origins of human-occupied submersible Alvin began alongside Cheerios and Wheaties in the General Mills factory.Narrated by Hannah PiecuchOr...
Tracking big fish at fine scales
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WHOI researcher Martin Arostegui tracks how spearfish take advantage of local currents to find food.Read the full article: https://go.whoi.edu/trackin...
Puzzling over a mollusk mystery
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What’s causing a contagious cancer to spread among clams along Cape Cod? WHOI scientists investigate.Read the full story: https://go.whoi.edu/puzzli...
An Underwater Starfield
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
An open polar sea?
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Will the Gulf Stream really shutdown?
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
As illegal fishing rages on, is there any hope on the horizon?
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Hen...