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Value Beyond View: The Ocean Twilight Zone

By Johnny Willy | January 22, 2020

How does the ocean twilight zone benefit life on Earth? This mysterious ocean realm helps regulate our climate, storing two…

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Open ocean diving observations

By Johnny Willy | January 15, 2020
Diver

Watch and learn how blue and black water diving is conducted in the open ocean and what these divers see…

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Drift along with the critters of the twilight zone

By Johnny Willy | December 4, 2019
Jellyfish

Enter the ocean realm that exists just beyond the reach of sunlight and encounter some of the alien life that…

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Tagging sharks to study the twilight zone

By Johnny Willy | December 4, 2019
Shark

The movements of big predators can give scientists studying the ocean twilight zone an unprecedented window into life deep below…

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Our beautiful ocean from surface to seafloor

By Johnny Willy | December 4, 2019
Ocean Surface

Take a therapeutic ride from the surface to the seafloor and discover the fascination of the watery world that drives…

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Jellies of the Twilight Zone

By Johnny Willy | November 7, 2019
Jellies 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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New Eyes in the Twilight Zone

By Johnny Willy | October 11, 2019
Lab Work

Members of WHOI’s Ocean Twilight Zone team, particularly the lab led by marine biologist Annette Govindarajan, are pioneering the use…

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Minion robots in the Ocean Twilight Zone

By Johnny Willy | August 29, 2019
Minion robots

Phytoplankton use sunlight and carbon dioxide to grow, forming the base of the ocean food web. Phytoplankton are eaten by…

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Creatures of the Ocean Twilight Zone

By Johnny Willy | August 29, 2019
Creatures of the Ocean Twilight Zone

The ocean twilight zone is home to innumerable mysterious creatures. Most of them are very small. Some glow in the…

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Researching the Twilight Zone

By Johnny Willy | August 27, 2019
Researching the Twilight Zone

Meet WHOI technician, Helena McMonagle, and learn how research is conducted in the Twilight Zone using MOCNESS. This was part…

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Recent Entries

  • OTZ Project Endorsed by the U.N. June 16, 2022
  • Gut Instinct May 10, 2022
  • The Mysterious “False Bottom” of the Twilight Zone April 26, 2022
  • Spotlight: Heidi Sosik March 8, 2022
  • A New Report for the One Ocean Summit February 10, 2022

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