Oceanus
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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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.
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S3E9 The ocean's hidden storm archive
Find out how scientists use sediments from the seafloor to study hurricanes from hundreds, sometimes thousands of years ago.Written and reported by Oceanus editor Evan Lubofsky. Produced by Daniel…
S3E8 Alvin v. the swordfish
During a 1967 dive off Florida, a startled swordfish rammed the famed submersible Alvin—lodging its sword in the hull and forcing the crew to abort the mission.Written by Evan Lubofsky. Narrated by…
S3E7 Making Waves: A humbling (and a rumbling) on the seafloor
WHOI Postdoctoral Scholar and geoscientist Jonas Preine learned the true meaning of science while testing his thesis on deep-sea volcanoes near Santorini, Greece.Preine tells his story live in Woods…
S3E6 Making Waves: Salty seas with a chance of rain
Oceanographer Ray Schmitt and his sons take top prize in a rainfall forecasting competition. Now they run a company, Salient Predictions, which helps agricultural companies stay ahead of our changing…
S3E5 Making Waves: A promise to end microplastics
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 for "Making Waves: A Science Story Slam," a…
S3E4 Making Waves: Losing sight, but not vision
Amy Bower shares how she navigates blindness as a physical oceanographer.She tells her story live in Woods Hole for "Making Waves: A Science Story Slam," a first-of-its-kind science storytelling…
S3E3 Making Waves: An ode to the deep sea
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 Woods Hole for "Making Waves: A Science Story…
S3E2 Making Waves: A fighting chance for North Atlantic right whales
Senior biologist and WHOI Emeritus Research Scholar Michael Moore explains why there's still hope for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.He tells his story in front of a live audience…
S3E1 Making Waves: Tuning our ears to the ocean
The ocean is brimming with sounds, from the crackle of snapping shrimp to the deep bellows of humpback whales.Amelia Macapia, a WHOI guest investigator and a contributor for Oceanus Magazine,…
S2E11 Gold mining's toxic legacy
A WHOI marine chemist studies how mercury pollution in Colombia’s Amazon threatens the Indigenous way of life.Story written and narrated by Rachel Mann.Read the full story at…
S2E10 Remembering Titanic with Cathy Offinger
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 expedition was like and how it's impacted her life…
S2E9 Harnessing the ocean to power transportation
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 going to…
S2E8 Do plastics last for thousands of years in the ocean?
WHOI marine chemist Collin Ward weighs in on concerns about the longevity of plastic waste.Written by Alison Pearce Stevens. Narrated by Scott Dickson.Image courtesy of Unsplash.
S2E7 Behind the blast
Meet the WHOI marine superintendent behind the iconic explosion in Spielberg's thriller, Jaws.Written by Evan Lubofsky. Narrated by Hannah Piecuch.Read along by going to:…
S2E6 Saving Tico
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 Oceanographic Institution.Read along by going to…
S2E6 Are offshore wind farms harming whales?
WHOI whale biologist Mark Baumgartner weighs in on the impacts of offshore wind development.Written by Alison Pearce Stevens. Narrated by Rowan Quince Buckton.Whale call recordings were taken from…
S2E5 Deep-sea amphipod name inspired by literary masterpiece
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…
S2E4 The long journey of bottle No.71645
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.…
S2E3 An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 3. Emperor Penguins
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…
S2E2 An Antarctic Bestiary - Part 2. Weddell Seals
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…
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Oceanus has published 30 episodes since August 2024, covering topics in Earth Sciences, Nature.
Oceanus is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 7m.
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