Oceanus – Details, episodes & analysis

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

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

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

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 Hentz: https://go.whoi.edu/illegalfishing

WHOI researcher Martin Arostegui tracks how spearfish take advantage of local currents to find food.

Read the full article: https://go.whoi.edu/trackingfish

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

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

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

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

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.