Oceanus podcast

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Send us a text 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.…

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An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 1. Albatrosses of the Open Sea 8:46

8 weeks ago8:46

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Send us a text 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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A cabled ocean 6:36

18 weeks ago6:36

6:36

Send us a text 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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It's always freezing in the Arctic. Or is it? 5:34

18 weeks ago5:34

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Send us a text 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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A champion submersible 7:17

20 weeks ago7:17

7:17

Send us a text 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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Tracking big fish at fine scales 5:36

22 weeks ago5:36

5:36

Send us a text 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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Puzzling over a mollusk mystery 10:42

22 weeks ago10:42

10:42

Send us a text 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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An open polar sea? 5:30

31 weeks ago5:30

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Send us a text 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…

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Will the Gulf Stream really shutdown? 5:22

31 weeks ago5:22

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Send us a text 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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An Underwater Starfield 6:40

31 weeks ago6:40

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Send us a text 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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As illegal fishing rages on, is there any hope on the horizon? 5:49

31 weeks ago5:49