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Last month, researchers from Teledyne Marine and Rutgers University launched an autonomous underwater glider on an ambitious mission to circumnavigate the globe.
📲 Find out what this historic mission means for the future of ocean research from the @bostonglobe.com: go.whoi.edu/redwing
📲 Find out what this historic mission means for the future of ocean research from the @bostonglobe.com: go.whoi.edu/redwing
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Last month, researchers from Teledyne Marine and Rutgers University launched an autonomous underwater glider on an ambitious mission to circumnavigate the globe.
📲 Find out what this historic mission means for the future of ocean research from the @bostonglobe.com: go.whoi.edu/redwing
📲 Find out what this historic mission means for the future of ocean research from the @bostonglobe.com: go.whoi.edu/redwing
🐳 What can whale spit tell us about its health? Turns out, quite a bit!
📲Learn more: go.whoi.edu/breath
📲Learn more: go.whoi.edu/breath
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🐳 What can whale spit tell us about its health? Turns out, quite a bit!
📲Learn more: go.whoi.edu/breath
📲Learn more: go.whoi.edu/breath
🌊 Beneath the ocean surface, there's a hidden world of trenches, seamounts, and even volcanoes! So, how deep is the ocean on average?
Leave your best guess in the comments 👇
🏄🏻Explore more wonders of our ocean planet through our new web interactive: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
Leave your best guess in the comments 👇
🏄🏻Explore more wonders of our ocean planet through our new web interactive: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
🌊 Beneath the ocean surface, there's a hidden world of trenches, seamounts, and even volcanoes! So, how deep is the ocean on average?
Leave your best guess in the comments 👇
🏄🏻Explore more wonders of our ocean planet through our new web interactive: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
Leave your best guess in the comments 👇
🏄🏻Explore more wonders of our ocean planet through our new web interactive: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
Throwback to International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958, when WHOI leased the USCG cutter Yamacraw for acoustic studies of the N. Atlantic & Mediterranean.
After the last logs were recorded, scientists & crew gathered below deck for a jam session. Let's hope the banjo didn't influence their data!
After the last logs were recorded, scientists & crew gathered below deck for a jam session. Let's hope the banjo didn't influence their data!
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Throwback to International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958, when WHOI leased the USCG cutter Yamacraw for acoustic studies of the N. Atlantic & Mediterranean.
After the last logs were recorded, scientists & crew gathered below deck for a jam session. Let's hope the banjo didn't influence their data!
After the last logs were recorded, scientists & crew gathered below deck for a jam session. Let's hope the banjo didn't influence their data!
You may have heard of data visualization, but how about data sonification?
#WHOI oceanographer Amy Bower converts data from offshore buoys into sound waves so that the resulting graphs become audible!
Dive deeper into her work in Bluedot Living : go.whoi.edu/bdl-bower
#WHOI oceanographer Amy Bower converts data from offshore buoys into sound waves so that the resulting graphs become audible!
Dive deeper into her work in Bluedot Living : go.whoi.edu/bdl-bower
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
You may have heard of data visualization, but how about data sonification?
#WHOI oceanographer Amy Bower converts data from offshore buoys into sound waves so that the resulting graphs become audible!
Dive deeper into her work in Bluedot Living : go.whoi.edu/bdl-bower
#WHOI oceanographer Amy Bower converts data from offshore buoys into sound waves so that the resulting graphs become audible!
Dive deeper into her work in Bluedot Living : go.whoi.edu/bdl-bower
We’re used to seeing our planet with land at the center.
But what if we shift our perspective?
📲Discover the wonders of our ocean world with our mind-blowing new web experience: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
But what if we shift our perspective?
📲Discover the wonders of our ocean world with our mind-blowing new web experience: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We’re used to seeing our planet with land at the center.
But what if we shift our perspective?
📲Discover the wonders of our ocean world with our mind-blowing new web experience: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
But what if we shift our perspective?
📲Discover the wonders of our ocean world with our mind-blowing new web experience: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
Athelstan Spilhaus, a geophysicist, oceanographer, and inventor at WHOI, spent his life redefining boundaries on maps, technological possibilities, and how people imagined the future.
Learn more about this ocean pioneer: go.whoi.edu/spilhaus
Learn more about this ocean pioneer: go.whoi.edu/spilhaus
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Athelstan Spilhaus, a geophysicist, oceanographer, and inventor at WHOI, spent his life redefining boundaries on maps, technological possibilities, and how people imagined the future.
Learn more about this ocean pioneer: go.whoi.edu/spilhaus
Learn more about this ocean pioneer: go.whoi.edu/spilhaus
In 2022, the Australian Institute of Marine Science reported the highest levels of coral cover across two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef in decades. So why aren't scientists celebrating?
📲Find out through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub: go.whoi.edu/GBR2
📲Find out through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub: go.whoi.edu/GBR2
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In 2022, the Australian Institute of Marine Science reported the highest levels of coral cover across two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef in decades. So why aren't scientists celebrating?
📲Find out through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub: go.whoi.edu/GBR2
📲Find out through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub: go.whoi.edu/GBR2
As @cop30brazil.bsky.social kicks off today, WHOI senior scientist Ken Buesseler will be there, representing marine science at the #OceanPavilion co-organized by WHOI and @scrippsocean.bsky.social
📲Read or listen to his full interview on @wcai-npr.bsky.social: go.whoi.edu/wcai-cop30
📲Read or listen to his full interview on @wcai-npr.bsky.social: go.whoi.edu/wcai-cop30
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As @cop30brazil.bsky.social kicks off today, WHOI senior scientist Ken Buesseler will be there, representing marine science at the #OceanPavilion co-organized by WHOI and @scrippsocean.bsky.social
📲Read or listen to his full interview on @wcai-npr.bsky.social: go.whoi.edu/wcai-cop30
📲Read or listen to his full interview on @wcai-npr.bsky.social: go.whoi.edu/wcai-cop30
Layer up on these brisk fall days with our new puffy vest 🍁🌊
Lightweight, water-resistant, and warm without the bulk, it's everything you need for chilly days and everyday style.
🤗 Stay warm while supporting ocean science: go.whoi.edu/puffy
Lightweight, water-resistant, and warm without the bulk, it's everything you need for chilly days and everyday style.
🤗 Stay warm while supporting ocean science: go.whoi.edu/puffy
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Layer up on these brisk fall days with our new puffy vest 🍁🌊
Lightweight, water-resistant, and warm without the bulk, it's everything you need for chilly days and everyday style.
🤗 Stay warm while supporting ocean science: go.whoi.edu/puffy
Lightweight, water-resistant, and warm without the bulk, it's everything you need for chilly days and everyday style.
🤗 Stay warm while supporting ocean science: go.whoi.edu/puffy
#WHOI research associate Gretchen Swarr has run marathons on 4 continents, made the Guinness Book (for running the fastest marathon in a chef costume), and as of this weekend, conquered a 50K ultramarathon in Antarctica!
📲Follow Swarr's journey to the start line: go.whoi.edu/CCT-Gretchen
📲Follow Swarr's journey to the start line: go.whoi.edu/CCT-Gretchen
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#WHOI research associate Gretchen Swarr has run marathons on 4 continents, made the Guinness Book (for running the fastest marathon in a chef costume), and as of this weekend, conquered a 50K ultramarathon in Antarctica!
📲Follow Swarr's journey to the start line: go.whoi.edu/CCT-Gretchen
📲Follow Swarr's journey to the start line: go.whoi.edu/CCT-Gretchen
As the Arctic warms at record speed, the once-frozen ground beneath it is beginning to give way. WHOI coastal hydrologist Julia Guimond and team explore how thawing permafrost is releasing carbon, reshaping the Arctic, and ramping up climate change.
Learn more from Bloomberg: go.whoi.edu/bloomberg
Learn more from Bloomberg: go.whoi.edu/bloomberg
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
As the Arctic warms at record speed, the once-frozen ground beneath it is beginning to give way. WHOI coastal hydrologist Julia Guimond and team explore how thawing permafrost is releasing carbon, reshaping the Arctic, and ramping up climate change.
Learn more from Bloomberg: go.whoi.edu/bloomberg
Learn more from Bloomberg: go.whoi.edu/bloomberg
Often mistaken for a type of jellyfish, the beautiful-but-poisonous Portuguese man-of-war is actually a siphonophore! These "colonial organisms" are made up of genetically identical, highly specialized parts called zooids that work together for the good of the whole—and can pack a powerful punch!
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Often mistaken for a type of jellyfish, the beautiful-but-poisonous Portuguese man-of-war is actually a siphonophore! These "colonial organisms" are made up of genetically identical, highly specialized parts called zooids that work together for the good of the whole—and can pack a powerful punch!
Take a deep dive into the history and legacy of the nation’s deepest-diving crewed submersible, #Alvin.
📲Hear from Alvin pilots and researchers past and present, and dive deep into discovery with Yankee Magazine: go.whoi.edu/yankee-sub
#DeepSeaHistory #DeepSeaDiscovery
📲Hear from Alvin pilots and researchers past and present, and dive deep into discovery with Yankee Magazine: go.whoi.edu/yankee-sub
#DeepSeaHistory #DeepSeaDiscovery
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Take a deep dive into the history and legacy of the nation’s deepest-diving crewed submersible, #Alvin.
📲Hear from Alvin pilots and researchers past and present, and dive deep into discovery with Yankee Magazine: go.whoi.edu/yankee-sub
#DeepSeaHistory #DeepSeaDiscovery
📲Hear from Alvin pilots and researchers past and present, and dive deep into discovery with Yankee Magazine: go.whoi.edu/yankee-sub
#DeepSeaHistory #DeepSeaDiscovery
🐬 #WHOI biologist Laela Sayigh has spent decades cataloging dolphins' signature whistles, which dolphins identify each other, much like human names!
📲 Dive into dolphin communication—read or listen to the @wcai-npr.bsky.social story: go.whoi.edu/cai-dolphin
📲 Dive into dolphin communication—read or listen to the @wcai-npr.bsky.social story: go.whoi.edu/cai-dolphin
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🐬 #WHOI biologist Laela Sayigh has spent decades cataloging dolphins' signature whistles, which dolphins identify each other, much like human names!
📲 Dive into dolphin communication—read or listen to the @wcai-npr.bsky.social story: go.whoi.edu/cai-dolphin
📲 Dive into dolphin communication—read or listen to the @wcai-npr.bsky.social story: go.whoi.edu/cai-dolphin
Heading to @cop30brazil.bsky.social next week? Be sure to stop by the #OceanPavilion for a deep dive into ocean-based climate solutions!
Get the full programming schedule online or on Ocean Pavilion app!
https://oceanpavilion-cop.org/sessions/
Get the full programming schedule online or on Ocean Pavilion app!
https://oceanpavilion-cop.org/sessions/
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Heading to @cop30brazil.bsky.social next week? Be sure to stop by the #OceanPavilion for a deep dive into ocean-based climate solutions!
Get the full programming schedule online or on Ocean Pavilion app!
https://oceanpavilion-cop.org/sessions/
Get the full programming schedule online or on Ocean Pavilion app!
https://oceanpavilion-cop.org/sessions/
🌋Did you know that there's more volcanic activity under the waves than on land?
Find out how underwater explosions impact our planet at the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub, a free resource that's perfect for educators, students, and the ocean-curious:
go.whoi.edu/volcano
📸 via ROV Jason 2009 © #WHOI
Find out how underwater explosions impact our planet at the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub, a free resource that's perfect for educators, students, and the ocean-curious:
go.whoi.edu/volcano
📸 via ROV Jason 2009 © #WHOI
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🌋Did you know that there's more volcanic activity under the waves than on land?
Find out how underwater explosions impact our planet at the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub, a free resource that's perfect for educators, students, and the ocean-curious:
go.whoi.edu/volcano
📸 via ROV Jason 2009 © #WHOI
Find out how underwater explosions impact our planet at the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub, a free resource that's perfect for educators, students, and the ocean-curious:
go.whoi.edu/volcano
📸 via ROV Jason 2009 © #WHOI
A salp in the Southern Ocean carries the next generation, seen here as the white embryo on the lower left. Its transparent, inch-long (2.2 cm) body also reveals white muscle bands and brownish guts.
November 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A salp in the Southern Ocean carries the next generation, seen here as the white embryo on the lower left. Its transparent, inch-long (2.2 cm) body also reveals white muscle bands and brownish guts.
🐳 Ship strikes kill an estimated 10,000 marine mammals around the world each year. To help mariners become better stewards of the sea, WHOI researchers are developing breakthrough technologies like thermal imaging and acoustic buoys.
📲Go behind the scenes of innovation: go.whoi.edu/whale-aware
📲Go behind the scenes of innovation: go.whoi.edu/whale-aware
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🐳 Ship strikes kill an estimated 10,000 marine mammals around the world each year. To help mariners become better stewards of the sea, WHOI researchers are developing breakthrough technologies like thermal imaging and acoustic buoys.
📲Go behind the scenes of innovation: go.whoi.edu/whale-aware
📲Go behind the scenes of innovation: go.whoi.edu/whale-aware
Last week, #WHOI welcomed ten journalists from @ksjatmit.bsky.social!
While at #WHOI, they heard from ocean experts about pollutants and invasive species, and got a close-up look at the submersible HOV Alvin!
Learn more about this group of scholars: go.whoi.edu/knight-fellows
While at #WHOI, they heard from ocean experts about pollutants and invasive species, and got a close-up look at the submersible HOV Alvin!
Learn more about this group of scholars: go.whoi.edu/knight-fellows
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Last week, #WHOI welcomed ten journalists from @ksjatmit.bsky.social!
While at #WHOI, they heard from ocean experts about pollutants and invasive species, and got a close-up look at the submersible HOV Alvin!
Learn more about this group of scholars: go.whoi.edu/knight-fellows
While at #WHOI, they heard from ocean experts about pollutants and invasive species, and got a close-up look at the submersible HOV Alvin!
Learn more about this group of scholars: go.whoi.edu/knight-fellows
As those of us in the northern hemisphere adjust to the end of daylight savings, keep in mind that a majority of the ocean is eternally pitch black—and life thrives even in ocean trenches 36,000 feet deep! 🔦
🤿 Explore the #oceanzones: go.whoi.edu/oz
🤿 Explore the #oceanzones: go.whoi.edu/oz
November 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
As those of us in the northern hemisphere adjust to the end of daylight savings, keep in mind that a majority of the ocean is eternally pitch black—and life thrives even in ocean trenches 36,000 feet deep! 🔦
🤿 Explore the #oceanzones: go.whoi.edu/oz
🤿 Explore the #oceanzones: go.whoi.edu/oz
Why do they call it Planet Earth, when it's so clearly Planet Ocean? 🌏🌍🌎
Start conversations with this limited-edition #ItsAnOceanWorld T-shirt, featuring the iconic Spilhaus projection—a map that changes the way we see our world.
👉Claim yours: explore.whoi.edu/campaign
Start conversations with this limited-edition #ItsAnOceanWorld T-shirt, featuring the iconic Spilhaus projection—a map that changes the way we see our world.
👉Claim yours: explore.whoi.edu/campaign
November 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Why do they call it Planet Earth, when it's so clearly Planet Ocean? 🌏🌍🌎
Start conversations with this limited-edition #ItsAnOceanWorld T-shirt, featuring the iconic Spilhaus projection—a map that changes the way we see our world.
👉Claim yours: explore.whoi.edu/campaign
Start conversations with this limited-edition #ItsAnOceanWorld T-shirt, featuring the iconic Spilhaus projection—a map that changes the way we see our world.
👉Claim yours: explore.whoi.edu/campaign
Our work is grounded in marine science and exploration, but we're making waves far beyond the ocean surface. 🌊
👉🏽Find out how #WHOI research drives breakthroughs, from human health and infrastructure design to emergency response and national security: go.whoi.edu/breakthroughs-below-the-surface
👉🏽Find out how #WHOI research drives breakthroughs, from human health and infrastructure design to emergency response and national security: go.whoi.edu/breakthroughs-below-the-surface
November 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Our work is grounded in marine science and exploration, but we're making waves far beyond the ocean surface. 🌊
👉🏽Find out how #WHOI research drives breakthroughs, from human health and infrastructure design to emergency response and national security: go.whoi.edu/breakthroughs-below-the-surface
👉🏽Find out how #WHOI research drives breakthroughs, from human health and infrastructure design to emergency response and national security: go.whoi.edu/breakthroughs-below-the-surface
💀 Alvin pilot Bruce Strickrott recently brought this creepy foam skull on a research dive to 2500 m (8200 ft).
The result? A shrunken head that’s about half of its original size! 👻
📲Learn how ocean robots are built to withstand deep sea pressure: whoi.edu/how-do-ocean-robots-take-the-pressure
The result? A shrunken head that’s about half of its original size! 👻
📲Learn how ocean robots are built to withstand deep sea pressure: whoi.edu/how-do-ocean-robots-take-the-pressure
October 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
💀 Alvin pilot Bruce Strickrott recently brought this creepy foam skull on a research dive to 2500 m (8200 ft).
The result? A shrunken head that’s about half of its original size! 👻
📲Learn how ocean robots are built to withstand deep sea pressure: whoi.edu/how-do-ocean-robots-take-the-pressure
The result? A shrunken head that’s about half of its original size! 👻
📲Learn how ocean robots are built to withstand deep sea pressure: whoi.edu/how-do-ocean-robots-take-the-pressure
Wishing you a deep-sea Halloween! 🎃
It may be spooky season, but really, the only thing scary about the deep sea is how little we have explored it.
We’ve figured out the tricks on how to get down there, now it’s time to find the treats!
It may be spooky season, but really, the only thing scary about the deep sea is how little we have explored it.
We’ve figured out the tricks on how to get down there, now it’s time to find the treats!
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Wishing you a deep-sea Halloween! 🎃
It may be spooky season, but really, the only thing scary about the deep sea is how little we have explored it.
We’ve figured out the tricks on how to get down there, now it’s time to find the treats!
It may be spooky season, but really, the only thing scary about the deep sea is how little we have explored it.
We’ve figured out the tricks on how to get down there, now it’s time to find the treats!