Posts by Ken Kostel
The Largest Mass Migration on The Planet Happens Every Single Day, And We Never See It
At night, they rise. As the Sun disappears over the horizon, a vast movement takes place in the world’s oceans,…
Read MoreEnter the Twilight Zone: Scientists dive into the oceans’ mysterious middle
Nature
Read MoreOpen ocean diving observations
Watch and learn how Ocean Twilight Zone fish biologist conducts blue- and black-water dives in the open ocean and what…
Read MoreThe Ocean Twilight Zone’s crucial carbon pump
Oceanus Magazine
Read MoreTagging sharks to study the twilight zone
Former MIT-WHOI Joint Program graduate student and current University of Washington post-doc Camrin Braun and his team on the charter…
Read MoreReport shows human benefits from ocean twilight zone
Did you know that there’s a natural carbon sink—even bigger than the Amazon rainforest—that helps regulate Earth’s climate by sucking…
Read MorePaul Caiger hunts for things that glow in the Ocean Twilight Zone
WHOI News and Insights
Read MoreSatellite Observes Massive Ocean Migration
Every night, under the cover of darkness, countless small sea creatures swim from the ocean depths to feed near…
Read MoreAntarctic Krill: Unsung Heroes of Climate Mitigation
Antarctic krill—and more importantly, krill poop—are an important part of the global climate system. Unlike many species that migrate miles…
Read MoreJellies of the Twilight Zone
Jellyfish have lived on earth more than 600 million years, and boast a diverse evolutionary history. Most jellyfish species live…
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