🦋🐌👼 My elegant swimming is often compared to the fluttering of an angel or butterfly, but I'm actually a type of snail.

⁉️ Think you know what I am? Leave your guess in the comments!

📲 Still stumped? See if you can find a match: go.whoi.edu/creature-featu…

'Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.' --Happy Birthday to Rachel Carson. Her words cultivated a sense of wonder about the ocean that changed my life & I try to honor that legacy every day. (1/2)

🔧 What does it take to bring an invention from the back of the envelope to the deep sea?

Find out by going behind the scenes at #DunkWorks , our rapid prototyping innovation space at the George & Wendy David Center for #OceanInnovation !

📲 Learn more: go.whoi.edu/dunkworks-avast

Father’s Day is almost here! 🌊🐠 Show your dad he’s o-fish-ally the best with our exclusive ocean-themed merch. Whether he’s a beach lover, a sailor, or an ocean enthusiast, we’ve got the perfect gift to make his day extra special. 🐟

Shop now at go.whoi.edu/fathers-day

🐋 There’s been a lot of debate over the impacts of offshore wind on whales and other marine mammals. Get the facts from #WHOI biologist Mark Baumgartner in the latest fact-checker from Oceanus Magazine: go.whoi.edu/windwhales

📸 by Nicholas Doherty via Unsplash

It's #WorldTurtleDay !

Did you know that all six sea turtles found in US waters are protected under the #EndangeredSpeciesAct ?

#MIT_WHOI Joint Program student Ciara Willis snapped a shot of this green sea turtle while freediving off the #Frederiksted pier in St. Croix, #USVI

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Don’t miss #OceanEncounters TONIGHT at 7:30pm (ET)! #WHOI experts will discuss the #SmallButMighty microbes + plankton that help regulate our climate, fuel the marine food chain, and may have kickstarted life on Earth! Details: hubs.li/Q02xNJC70

Happy #NationalMaritimeDay !

Shout-out to the hard work + dedication of #mariners working on UNOLS research vessels (that means you, R/V Tioga, R/V Atlantis, and R/V Neil Armstrong)! Wherever you are in the world ocean, we appreciate all you do to make marine research possible. Thank you!

Are you #mostlymicrobe ?

Learn more about the marine #microbiome and other #SmallButMighty ways our ocean planet stays in shape! Join #WHOI experts at the last Ocean Encounters of the season TOMORROW at 7:30pm (ET): hubs.li/Q02xNJyp0

A UN Ocean Decade official event

How do phytoplankton move from the ocean surface to deeper waters– and why does it matter?

Research from #WHOI , Brown University, GEOMAR_en + Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) shows that understanding the process is crucial for climate modeling.

Read more from @Earthdotcom : go.whoi.edu/Earth-Intrusion

📈 S Florida sea levels have risen 1ft the last 80 years– 8' of that in the last 30 years!

Experts including #WHOI 's Chris Piecuch +University of Miami Rosenstiel School colleagues found the weakening #FloridaCurrent is accelerating the rise.

📲 Learn more from WLRN Public Media: go.whoi.edu/florida-slr

⁉️ How do animals make a living around deep sea hydrothermal vents? With a little help from their symbiotic bacteria friends, of course!

#SmallButMighty

🔬 📸 by Carl Wirsen © #WHOI

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to study the Ocean Twilight Zone?

If so, you need to get your hands on Michelle Cusolito’s new book, “A Window into the Ocean Twilight Zone”. 📚🌊

Read the synopsis and get your copy todaygo.whoi.edu/into-the-OTZ

Join the Museum of Science in celebrating #AAPIHeritage Month with #WHOI marine policy expert Yaqin Liu! Her #MeetAScientist talk at 2:30pm on 5/25 will cover #AI + modeling to monitor illegal fishing + the climate.

Learn more at mos.org/events

Got laundry? So does #WHOI marine chemist Christopher Reddy.

So when choosing laundry detergent, how do you figure out which chemicals are necessary and which you should avoid? 📲 Read the USA TODAY story for some helpful tips: go.whoi.edu/laundry

Using #HOVAlvin and the #AUVSentry , #WHOI + Lehigh University scientists found 5 new hydrothermal vents in the #EPR —emitting fluids as hot as 630°F and teeming with life.

Find out how tech aided the discovery from Popular Mechanics : go.whoi.edu/PopM-Vents

📸 funded by U.S. National Science Foundation © WHOI
#NSFfunded

Life in the deep sea can exist with little to no oxygen… and #WHOI microbiologist Maria Pachiadaki (she/her) is going to get to the bottom of it!

Considered the most “primitive” #cephalopod , #nautiluses trace their ancestry back 500 million years. Unlike their distant cousins the octopus and the squid, these #livingfossils live inside a hard shell made up of spiraling chambers.

#NautilusesAreAwesome

📹 @MITech © WHOI

🐋 Is Baltic Sea marine life at risk from thallium poisoning?

A #WHOI -led study shows that the toxic element has been accumulating in Baltic Sea sediments for the past 80 years.

📲 Find out the causes and consequences from ECO Magazine: go.whoi.edu/Baltic-TI