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Videos

Exploring Deepwater Ecosystems with eDNA

By Johnny Willy | June 1, 2020
Exploring Deepwater Ecosystems

Between September 23-27, 2019, a team of ocean scientists and engineers from WHOI and Lehigh University used NOAA’s research vessel…

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OTZ Art: Paint a Female Anglerfish

By Johnny Willy | May 15, 2020
Female Angler Art

Draw, paint, and learn about female football fish, genus Himantolophus. This tutorial is brought to you by Actinops Art https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp2a……

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OTZ Art: Paint an Atolla Jelly

By Johnny Willy | May 15, 2020
OTZ Art

Draw, paint, and learn about Atolla jellies! This tutorial is brought to you by Actinops Art https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp2a… Supplies used: watercolor…

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OTZ Art: Paint a Strawberry Squid

By Johnny Willy | May 15, 2020
OTZ Art

Strawberry squid are cool and quirky residents of the ocean twilight zone. Draw and paint one, and learn some fun…

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Male Angler – art tutorial

By Johnny Willy | May 15, 2020
Male Angler Art

Male anglerfish look very different from their female counterparts. Paint one of these odd creatures, and learn about their unique…

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Hatchetfish – art tutorial

By Johnny Willy | May 15, 2020
Hatchetfish - art tutorial

Draw, paint, and learn about mesopelagic hatchetfish! This tutorial brought to you by Actinops Art https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp2a… Supplies used: watercolor paper,…

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A Window into the Twilight Zone

By Johnny Willy | April 22, 2020
New Technology

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution oceanographer Andone Lavery and her team of scientists and engineers have created the ultimate tool for…

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Deploying an ocean robot VR 360˚ | Mesobot

By Johnny Willy | April 8, 2020
Mesobot in a test tank

You’re on deck to experience the launch of the autonomous underwater vehicle Mesobot from the research vessel Neil Armstrong to…

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The ocean’s carbon pump works better than we thought!

By Johnny Willy | April 6, 2020
Carbon Pump Thumbnail

Scientists have long known that the ocean plays an essential role in capturing carbon from the atmosphere, but a study…

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The Ocean Twilight Zone: Earth’s Final Frontier

By Johnny Willy | March 11, 2020
Jellyfish

The mysteries of the ocean twilight zone are waiting to be explored. What was once thought to be desert-like isn’t…

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Recent Entries

  • Casting a (long) line to the twilight zone food web February 20, 2023
  • Spotlight: Zhaozhong Zhuang January 26, 2023
  • Underwater “Tides” Could Affect Animals in the Twilight Zone January 6, 2023
  • OTZ project featured at COP27 December 6, 2022
  • Spotlight: Di Jin December 2, 2022

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