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In the News

A Tunnel to the Twilight Zone

By Ken Kostel | August 9, 2019
head shot of scientist, Simon Thorrold

WHOI News & Insights

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First sea trials of a revolutionary new undersea robot

By Ken Kostel | August 5, 2019
Mesobot deployment

MBARI

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The Creepy Anglerfish Comes to Light

By Ken Kostel | July 30, 2019
Hatchetfish

New York Times

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The Ocean’s Twilight Zone May Be the Key to Feeding and Protecting Life on Earth

By Ken Kostel | May 2, 2019

Quartz Media

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Gothamist: Meet The Freaky ‘Twilight Zone’ Sea Creatures Eating Our Carbon Emissions

By Kathryn Baltes | February 12, 2019

Gothamist

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Meet The Freaky ‘Twilight Zone’ Sea Creatures Eating Our Carbon Emissions

By David Levin | February 8, 2019

Scientists have launched a new project to explore the effects of climate change by looking at a little known part…

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The New York Times: Visitors from the Ocean’s Twilight Zone

By Ken Kostel | November 27, 2018
New York Times

New York Times

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What Lives in the Ocean’s Twilight Zone? New Technologies Might Finally Tell Us

By Ken Kostel | August 24, 2018

Science Magazine

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Meet 6 Bewitching, Rarely Seen Creatures from the Ocean’s Twilight Zone

By Ken Kostel | August 23, 2018
Jellly

IDEAS.TED.COM

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This Twilight Zone is Dark, Watery, and, Yes, Also Full of Intrigue

By Ken Kostel | August 22, 2018

NASA

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