WHOI research reveals oil is still leaking from a WWII wreck in Pearl Harbor

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October 2, 2025

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Today, WHOI scientists track an oil leak from a WWII shipwreck. Plus, zombie crustaceans? Biologist Carolyn Tepolt introduces you to the parasite overtaking mud crab populations. Finally, get the facts on the carbon cycle from the Ocean Learning Hub.

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The USS Arizona offers blueprint to tackle WWII oil leaks

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The USS Arizona offers blueprint to tackle WWII oil leaks

WHOI research shows oil is still seeping from the wreckage, more than 80 years after its sinking at Pearl Harbor

Body snatchers are on the hunt for mud crabs

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Body snatchers are on the hunt for mud crabs

WHOI biologist Carolyn Tepolt discusses the biological arms race between a parasite and its host

What is the carbon cycle?

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What is the carbon cycle?

Find out how one of life's building blocks moves between the ocean and the atmosphere

Remembering Titanic with Cathy Offinger

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Remembering Titanic with Cathy Offinger

Forty years after the discovery, we sit down with one of the lead navigators on Robert Ballard’s expedition team

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Remembering Titanic with Cathy Offinger

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Remembering Titanic with Cathy Offinger

Forty years after the discovery, we sit down with one of the lead navigators on Robert Ballard’s expedition team 

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The oceans just hit an ominous milestone

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Scientists study fresh and brackish water deep beneath the seafloor

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Marine life thrives on toxic WWII warheads dumped in Baltic Sea

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