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 https://go.whoi.edu/tox...
12 Nov 20257min
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 since....
30 Sep 20257min
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 https://go.whoi.edu/seaweedfuel Photogra...
18 Sep 20257min
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.
7 Aug 20256min
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: https://go.whoi.edu/behindt...
17 Jul 20257min
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 htt...
3 Jul 202513min
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 t...
18 Jun 20258min
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 ...
25 Apr 20259min
