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Update: OTZ Biomass

By David Levin | February 17, 2021

What is biomass, and why is it so important for understanding the ocean twilight zone? In order to fully understand…

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Scientists are tracking down deep sea creatures with free-floating DNA

By David Levin | November 23, 2020
frozen test tubes

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Spotlight: Annette Govindarajan

By David Levin | November 19, 2020
Annette Govindarajan pipettes twilight zone samples

DNA detective—Genetic material in seawater provides WHOI biologist Annette Govindarajan with clues to investigate species in the ocean twilight zone.…

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Recent Entries

  • How an underwater robot could help reveal mysteries of the deep August 13, 2021
  • Exploring the Twilight Zone: ‘Undescribed’ Red Jellyfish Species and Other Interesting Specimens Discovered in Atlantic Ocean August 11, 2021
  • ‘What we know now is how much we don’t know’: Enter the strange world of the ocean twilight zone July 2, 2021
  • Robot Dives 3,000 Feet to Film Creatures in Mid-Ocean ‘Twilight Zone’ June 26, 2021
  • Swimming robot spies on creatures of the ‘twilight zone’ June 17, 2021

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  • How an underwater robot could help reveal mysteries of the deep
  • Exploring the Twilight Zone: 'Undescribed' Red Jellyfish Species and Other Interesting Specimens Discovered in Atlantic Ocean
  • 'What we know now is how much we don't know': Enter the strange world of the ocean twilight zone
  • Robot Dives 3,000 Feet to Film Creatures in Mid-Ocean 'Twilight Zone'
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