Oceanus

About Oceanus

From the depths of the sea and the pages of Oceanus Magazine, Oceanus brings you audible narratives of science and humanity around our blue planet. Dive in today! Oceanus is a production of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution—the world's largest independent marine research organization. Our Ocean. Our Planet. Our Future.

Publisher

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Category

science · science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Aug 2024

Latest episode

12 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Jun 2026

   The ocean's hidden storm archive

   Find out how scientists use sediments from the seafloor to study hurricanes from hundreds, sometimes thousands of years ago. Written and reported by Oceanus editor Evan Lubofsky. Produced by Daniel Hentz and recorded at CAI in Falmouth, Massachusetts. (Photo courtesy of NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team © National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

2. 

   16 May 2026

   Alvin v. the swordfish

   During a 1967 dive off Florida, a startled swordfish rammed the famed submersible Alvin—lodging its sword in the hull and forcing the crew to abort the mission. Written by Evan Lubofsky. Narrated by Daniel Hentz Read along at https://go.whoi.edu/alvinvswordfish (Sound effects are used for dramatic purposes and may not reflect what was actually heard in the submersible)

3. 

   8 Apr 2026

   Making Waves: A humbling (and a rumbling) on the seafloor

   WHOI Postdoctoral Scholar and geoscientist Jonas Preine learned the true meaning of science while testing his thesis on deep-sea volcanoes near Santorini, Greece. Preine tells his story live in Woods Hole for "Making Waves: A Science Story Slam," a first-of-its-kind science storytelling workshop hosted by the Transom Story Lab and Atlantic Public Media in June 2025. (Original photo by Liz Lerner, Artwork by Daniel Hentz)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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