Secrets from the Blue Mud
Microbes survive—and thrive—in caustic fluids venting from the seafloor
A quest to find Earth’s oldest ice
Scientists hope to dig deeper into Earth’s history from a remote Antarctic moraine
Alvin vs. The Swordfish
During a 1967 dive off Florida, a startled swordfish rammed the famed submersible Alvin
The most ocean-friendly map
Why don't more people know about the Spilhaus Projection map?
A quiet ocean during Tonga’s eruption?
An underwater acoustics expert teases apart a mystery
The long journey of Bottle No. 71645
Drift bottle released in 1968 to study ocean currents found on Maine beach
Hope in fossilized fish bits
Abundant life in ancient seas sparks optimism for one paleontologist
Amphipod name inspired by literature
Name pays tribute to Cervantes’ Don Quixote
Behind the Blast
The marine superintendent who blew up Jaws
Making a Splash on TikTok
Nate “The lumpfish guy” Spada brings ocean science to millions with amazing creatures
Healing on the High Seas
A look back at shipboard medicine on R/V Atlantis
A Mystery at Sea
A son is rescued in the North Atlantic. But what happened to his mother?
Rising tides, resilient spirits
As surrounding seas surge, a coastal village prepares for what lies ahead
Paddling an angry, ancient ocean
If ancient Beringians got to the Americas by boat, it couldn't have been easy
A molusk mystery
What’s causing a contagious cancer to spread among clams?
Counting on corals
Finding heat tolerant corals in Belize
Music for the Ocean
Classical performances to spark global concern for the ocean
Cosmic patience
Elizabeth Spiers awaits the biggest mission of her life
Group Chat
Underwater robots communicate in text-like fashion
An open polar sea?
The once-romanticized notion of an ice-free Arctic comes full circle
Partly cloudy with a chance of sharks
Researchers develop ‘heat map’ shark forecast system to improve beachgoer safety
Slime Invasion
Shellfish farmers struggle with invasive tunicates as scientists wonder where they'll show up next
Towering walls above the sea
When will Antarctica’s ice cliffs come crashing down?
Shy lovebirds finish last
When it comes to albatross 'divorce,' climate isn't the only issue
Listening for entangled whales
Acoustic tags mitigate the impacts of illegal fishing off Sicily
Speaking in Colors
How squid use a dazzling array of colors and body patterns to make friends and fend off enemies
Burrows on the Beach
Rebuilding after a hurricane isn’t easy—especially for ghost crabs
Little Alvin and the lost H-bomb
How the famed submersible found a lost hydrogen bomb in the Mediterranean Sea during the Cold War
Can the OBX Protect its Shoreline?
The Outer Banks faces a double-whammy of more intense storms and a COVID-era real estate boom
A bed of roses in the ocean
Flower-shaped corals blossoming off the island of Tahiti offer hope for reefs
Finding Lost U.S. Servicemembers
Can environmental DNA help track down lost military personnel at sea?
From Mars to the deep
Navigation tech helps robots find their way
Coral reef erosion
Wave simulator could aid coastal planning in low-lying Marshall Islands
Hunger in the Arctic
As Arctic Inuit communities cope with food insecurity, researchers look for answers
An ‘imminent’ oil spill in the Red Sea
A researcher weighs in on where the oil might go
Are natural toxins in fish harmful?
Investigating ‘PCB-like’ chemicals made by Mother Nature
The many lifetimes of plastics
Are plastic pollution infographics reliable?
Mining ancient dust
Dust from the ocean’s loneliest spot helps reconstruct climate history
A sea of hazards
Safeguarding us from the perils of a changing ocean
Unicorns of the Arctic
Narwhals could be vulnerable to COVID-19
Can icebergs be towed?
Investigating the feasibility of towing icebergs to water-starved cities
Global Ocean ‘Conveyor Belt’
North Atlantic circulation stirs up a science fight
Mystery of the Hunley
A maverick scientist tackles the mystery of a Civil War sub
Lost Fishing Grounds
Quebec Innu come up against an elite private fishing lodge
Frost Fairs on the Thames
When London's famed river froze thick enough to support festivals on ice
Intelligent Ocean Robot
A decision-making robot searches for life and danger in a volcano
Robots Swarm the Ocean
Getting ocean robots to work cooperatively below the surface
The Rise of Orpheus
Ocean robot moves one step closer to exploring the limits of life
Sea anemones with jet lag?
Investigating the internal clock that keeps sea anemones ticking
Australia’s Wildfires
Investigating the Indian Ocean’s influence on drought in Australia
Sea of Ancient Ice
Scientists dust off diaries to tackle a long-standing Arctic mystery
A Tunnel to the Twilight Zone
Sharks ride deep-swirling currents to the ocean’s midwater at mealtime
Bringing Light Into Darkness
Scientists illuminate life in the sunless waters of the ocean twilight zone
Rapid Response at Sea
Robots tested for oil detection in the event of a spill in the Arctic
Hurricane Clues from a Blue Hole
Caribbean sediment cores provide insights about a modern-day hurricane
Putting the ‘Nuclear Coffin’ in perspective
Marine chemist weighs in on leaking radioactive dome in the Pacific
King Kelp
Growing a better seaweed to fuel the future
A Love for Foraminifera
Falling for the ‘brains’ and beauty of an ancient single-celled creature
“Seeing” offshore wind power cables
Ocean drones make subsea cable surveys faster and cheaper
Fish with Flashlights
Fish use bioluminescence to survive in the shadowy ocean twilight zone
Offshore Wind
Can wind developers and ocean scientists work together?
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
Solving an unsettling mystery surrounding eel-like, dive-bombing fish
Ancient Shell Middens
Shell mounds show long history of sustainable oyster harvests
Hurricanes and the Gulf Stream
Undersea vehicles show advantage of 'being there'
A Rainfall Forecast Worth its Salt
Scientist and sons win climate forecast competition
Cape Town’s Drought
Subsea freshwater aquifers off South Africa are going untapped
Hydrothermal Vents
Scientists celebrate 40th anniversary and chart future research
Slinging Sediment
Scientists duke it out over seagrass carbon storage rates
Captain Santa’s Last Sail
The mysterious fate of the Christmas Tree Ship
Back to Bikini
Scientists study lingering radioactivity in an island paradise
Coral Reef Heatwave
Corals die as global warming and local weather collide
Freshwater Ocean
Tapping the freshwater ocean under the sea
Corals and Toxins
Studies take a second look at coral bleaching culprit
A Smarter Undersea Robot
Engineers seek to correct a curious deficiency
Coral Crusader
Student seeks clues to conserve beleaguered reefs
Tracking Nassau Grouper
Activity tracking aims to enhance conservation of iconic Caribbean fish
The Biological Pump
Tiny chemicals choreograph a planet-size dance
Weird Lobster
Studying the elusive Mediterranean slipper lobster
Mummified Microbes in Mantle
Evidence of ancient life discovered in mantle rocks
The Riddle of Rip Currents
Investigating how and where these dire beach hazards occur
Methanol in the Ocean
Major source of methanol in the ocean discovered
Chesapeake Bay Storms
How is Chesapeake Bay affected by storm flows?
Bottom Trawling and Shipwrecks
Trawling damages ancient shipwrecks
Sahel Rainfall
North Atlantic salinity affects Sahel rainfall
Tahitian Pearls
Tahitian pearl production helped by hungry fish
Tsunamis on the U.S. East Coast?
Sizing up the tsunami threat
River Herring Ear Stones
‘Ear Stones’ provide clues to help restore river herring
Ancient Shipwrecks
Do ancient shipwrecks stand a chance?
Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification: More gloom than doom?
Shark Management
Australia hunts for new shark management solutions
Ship Noise
Commercial ships could be quieter, but they’re not
About Me
I’m a journalist, science writer, and executive editor of Oceanus magazine at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. My work has appeared in WIRED, The Verge, Smithsonian Magazine, Hakai Magazine, and Oceanus among other publications. Based in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, I served as a producer on Netflix’s #1 movie, The Carman Family Deaths, based on my acclaimed longform WIRED magazine feature, “A Son Is Rescued at Sea. But What Happened to His Mother?”
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