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

| View in browser October 2, 2025 GIVE EXPLORE SHOP Hello Friend! 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. Dive, dive, dive! Press Room 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 Oceanus Body snatchers are on the hunt for mud crabs WHOI biologist Carolyn Tepolt discusses the biological arms race between a parasite and its host Ocean Learning Hub What is the carbon cycle? Find out how one of life's building blocks moves between the ocean and the atmosphere Podcast 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 Podcast 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  WHOI in the News Grist The oceans just hit an ominous milestone WCAI Scientists study fresh and brackish water deep beneath the seafloor Forbes Marine life thrives on toxic WWII warheads dumped in Baltic Sea Earth.com Fish that live in ocean twilight zone are the missing links between sharks and their prey Planned Giving Leave a legacy for ocean science Learn how to create income while saving on taxes through planned giving Planned Giving Leave a legacy for ocean science Learn how to create income while saving on taxes through planned giving GIVE EXPLORE SHOP   GIVE NOW SHOP WHOI   Follow us #WHOI                     Copyright ©2025 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.  All rights reserved. 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA, 02543-1050, U.S.A. General Information: information@whoi.edu or  (508) 548-1400  Privacy Policy Unsubscribe \| Manage Preferences   |
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