Rachel Mann
@rmannnews.bsky.social
Recovering reporter • Coffee lover • Marathoner • Dog mom • Doing my best • Comms at WHOI • Views are my own
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MA 👉ME 👉 VT 👉 MA
What can plankton tell us about our changing ocean? In April, I tagged along with the @nes-lter.bsky.social program as they collected data at the Northeast Shelf, a hotspot for these tiny powerhouses.
Get the little big picture from @whoi.edu: go.whoi.edu/littlebigpicture
Get the little big picture from @whoi.edu: go.whoi.edu/littlebigpicture
December 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
What can plankton tell us about our changing ocean? In April, I tagged along with the @nes-lter.bsky.social program as they collected data at the Northeast Shelf, a hotspot for these tiny powerhouses.
Get the little big picture from @whoi.edu: go.whoi.edu/littlebigpicture
Get the little big picture from @whoi.edu: go.whoi.edu/littlebigpicture
Only two more days until the weekend. 🌅
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Only two more days until the weekend. 🌅
Happy Spotify Wrapped Day to all who celebrate! 🎧🎄☕️
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Happy Spotify Wrapped Day to all who celebrate! 🎧🎄☕️
Glad to see that 80% of my Bluesky feed is enjoying these tonight! 💫
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Glad to see that 80% of my Bluesky feed is enjoying these tonight! 💫
Seeing all of the snow in Vermont has me missing these days a little extra. ❄️
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Seeing all of the snow in Vermont has me missing these days a little extra. ❄️
Lil’ Rhody showed up today.
October 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Lil’ Rhody showed up today.
Some adventures lately ✈️
October 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Some adventures lately ✈️
I think he’s dropping a subtle hint…
September 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I think he’s dropping a subtle hint…
A little bit of Vermont 💚
August 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A little bit of Vermont 💚
*inhales*
🎶 SAIL AWAY ON THE BLOCK ISLAND FERRY…🎶
🎶 SAIL AWAY ON THE BLOCK ISLAND FERRY…🎶
August 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
*inhales*
🎶 SAIL AWAY ON THE BLOCK ISLAND FERRY…🎶
🎶 SAIL AWAY ON THE BLOCK ISLAND FERRY…🎶
It’s too hot out for this. ☀️
July 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It’s too hot out for this. ☀️
Much needed time unplugged and outside. 🌲🥾
July 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Much needed time unplugged and outside. 🌲🥾
Guess who finished a triathlon without falling off their bike! 🎉🏅
July 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Guess who finished a triathlon without falling off their bike! 🎉🏅
Realized I've been celebrating Mason's gotcha day on the wrong day for the past four years...so now he gets two little celebrations. 🐾
June 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Realized I've been celebrating Mason's gotcha day on the wrong day for the past four years...so now he gets two little celebrations. 🐾
Meet my newest coworker, Spencer! In his spare time, he likes to eat insects and create web art! 😂🕷️
May 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Meet my newest coworker, Spencer! In his spare time, he likes to eat insects and create web art! 😂🕷️
Just trying to do my job, man.
May 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Just trying to do my job, man.
Happy Earth Day! 🌎 🐟
April 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Happy Earth Day! 🌎 🐟
Researchers from #WHOI + UMass Darmouth have been combing through thousands of whalers’ journal entries for data on storms, sunny days, and more, with the intention of improving our understanding of current weather patterns.
PBS News recently highlighted the work go.whoi.edu/pbs-whaling
PBS News recently highlighted the work go.whoi.edu/pbs-whaling
April 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Researchers from #WHOI + UMass Darmouth have been combing through thousands of whalers’ journal entries for data on storms, sunny days, and more, with the intention of improving our understanding of current weather patterns.
PBS News recently highlighted the work go.whoi.edu/pbs-whaling
PBS News recently highlighted the work go.whoi.edu/pbs-whaling
Someone asked me my favorite part of visiting Europe-- and my honest answer was clean, reliable public transportation and walkable cities. People-friendly infrastructure makes a world of difference.
April 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Someone asked me my favorite part of visiting Europe-- and my honest answer was clean, reliable public transportation and walkable cities. People-friendly infrastructure makes a world of difference.
Catastrophic, unprecedented flooding devastated Brazil in May 2024.
A new WHOI-led study uses satellite data to help uncover what caused the extreme weather and examines how it impacted some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.
Read more in the #WHOI Press Room: go.whoi.edu/brazil-floods
A new WHOI-led study uses satellite data to help uncover what caused the extreme weather and examines how it impacted some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.
Read more in the #WHOI Press Room: go.whoi.edu/brazil-floods
April 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Catastrophic, unprecedented flooding devastated Brazil in May 2024.
A new WHOI-led study uses satellite data to help uncover what caused the extreme weather and examines how it impacted some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.
Read more in the #WHOI Press Room: go.whoi.edu/brazil-floods
A new WHOI-led study uses satellite data to help uncover what caused the extreme weather and examines how it impacted some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.
Read more in the #WHOI Press Room: go.whoi.edu/brazil-floods
What the shell? Invasive green crabs are wreaking havoc on East and West Coast fisheries. These crustaceans are predators of shellfish and scallops and destroy natural seagrass.
Find out what #WHOI + partners are doing to help control the species: go.whoi.edu/green-crabs
Find out what #WHOI + partners are doing to help control the species: go.whoi.edu/green-crabs
April 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
What the shell? Invasive green crabs are wreaking havoc on East and West Coast fisheries. These crustaceans are predators of shellfish and scallops and destroy natural seagrass.
Find out what #WHOI + partners are doing to help control the species: go.whoi.edu/green-crabs
Find out what #WHOI + partners are doing to help control the species: go.whoi.edu/green-crabs
Emperor penguins are classified as “near threatened” on the IUCN Red List-- but a new @whoi.edu led study shows they meet criteria to be uplisted to “vulnerable” or “endangered.”
In it, researchers address the risks presented by Antarctica's changing landscape.
🐧 Dive-in: go.whoi.edu/penguin-iucn
In it, researchers address the risks presented by Antarctica's changing landscape.
🐧 Dive-in: go.whoi.edu/penguin-iucn
March 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Emperor penguins are classified as “near threatened” on the IUCN Red List-- but a new @whoi.edu led study shows they meet criteria to be uplisted to “vulnerable” or “endangered.”
In it, researchers address the risks presented by Antarctica's changing landscape.
🐧 Dive-in: go.whoi.edu/penguin-iucn
In it, researchers address the risks presented by Antarctica's changing landscape.
🐧 Dive-in: go.whoi.edu/penguin-iucn