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Hear from WHOI scientists

StarTalk Live!

Neil deGrasse Tyson talks with WHOI microbiologist Julie Huber and other guests about how life survives extreme conditions in Earth’s deep ocean—and maybe on other ocean worlds.

Alvin: Exploring the deep

WHOI biologist Tim Shank describes how the WHOI-operated human occupied vehicle Alvin is helping researchers explore the deep and advance ocean science as never before.

Ocean Encounters Goes Deeper

In this episode of WHOI’s popular online public event series “Ocean Encounters,” WHOI scientists explore seafloor hot springs and the surprising animals that thrive there.

OCEANUS MAGAZINE

Going the Distance

Delve into WHOI’s award-winning magazine, Oceanus, as our researchers go to extremes for science—from the ocean surface to the seafloor and across the globe.

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Dive Deeper

Deep-sea Life on Earth and Beyond

Oceans Beyond Earth

Astonishing Deep-sea Animal

Know Your Ocean: Seafloor and below

Ocean trenches are steep depressions several miles deep, where old ocean crust from one tectonic plate is pushed beneath another. Learn more about trenches, hydrothermal vents, seafloor volcanoes, and more!

Exploring the Ocean Twilight Zone

Discover the ocean’s dimly lit “twilight zone” or mesopelagic, which teems with an amazing variety of life hundreds of meters below the ocean surface. WHOI’s Ocean Twilight Zone Project team has been exploring this vast swath of ocean to unravel its secrets.