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In the News

Greatest Migration on Earth Happens under Darkness Every Day

By David Levin | August 1, 2022

Scientific American

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With new tags, researchers can track sharks into the inky depths of the ocean’s Twilight Zone

By David Levin | July 20, 2022

Popular Science

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WHOI-led Projects Receive UN Endorsement as Part of Decade of Ocean Science

By David Levin | June 10, 2022

Eco Magazine

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Dancers From the Deep Sea Shine on the U.N. for Climate Week

By David Levin | September 16, 2021

The New York Times

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How an underwater robot could help reveal mysteries of the deep

By David Levin | August 13, 2021

PBS News Hour

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Exploring the Twilight Zone: ‘Undescribed’ Red Jellyfish Species and Other Interesting Specimens Discovered in Atlantic Ocean

By David Levin | August 11, 2021

The Science Times

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‘What we know now is how much we don’t know’: Enter the strange world of the ocean twilight zone

By David Levin | July 2, 2021
Phronima sp. crustacean inside a hollowed-out salp

CNN

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Robot Dives 3,000 Feet to Film Creatures in Mid-Ocean ‘Twilight Zone’

By David Levin | June 26, 2021

Newsweek

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Swimming robot spies on creatures of the ‘twilight zone’

By David Levin | June 17, 2021

Engineering & Technology Magazine

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Investigating the mid-ocean twilight zone with underwater robot technology

By David Levin | June 17, 2021

Innovation Network News

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