Daniel Hentz
Daniel Hentz is an award-winning science writer and multimedia storyteller at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). He began his career in science journalism as a master’s student at Northeastern University, where he reported on climate change and ecosystem health while working abroad in Cuba and Panama. Daniel found his way to WHOI via Northeastern’s co-op program and was eventually hired full-time in January, 2020. Today, he operates as a backpack journalist, capturing editorial photography, audio, and the written word about bleeding-edge ocean science at WHOI.
His work has also appeared in Storybench, Columbia Journalism Review, and UnDark Magazine.
The ocean weather nexus, explained
The vital role of ocean observations in extreme weather forecasting
Hooked on change
Charting a new course for fisheries in a warming world
A polar stethoscope
Could the sounds of Antarctica's ice be a new bellwether for ecosystem health in the…
Following the Polar Code
Crew of R/V Neil Armstrong renew their commitment to Arctic science with advanced polar training
Ancient seas, future insights
WHOI scientists study the paleo record to understand how the ocean will look in a…
Five marine animals that call shipwrecks home
One man's sunken ship is another fish's home? Learn about five species that have evolved…
The ocean currents behind Brazil’s pollution problem
South America's largest country reckons with both history and ocean currents in a recent spree…
For right whales, a dwindling food source is causing concern
As an important food source wanes in the Gulf of Maine, right whales are forced…
A cabled ocean
Internet cables on the seafloor could advance how we track changes in the Arctic
A new way to discover life in the ocean’s hadal zone
WHOI biologist Johanna Weston develops a novel tool to catch and study life in the…
A cold case, filed
A year after East Antarctica’s Conger ice shelf collapsed, an expert uses forensic evidence to…
Wind Water and Ice
Like fiction, but real. Explore the “superpowers” of three Antarctic icons
Nowhere to go
As sea ice dwindles, Antarctic krill face an uncertain future
The anatomy of ice
Explore the beauty and science behind Greenland's glaciers through this images from photographer Roger Fishman
As illegal fishing rages on, is there any hope on the horizon?
WHOI economist Yaqin Liu weighs in on the scourge of illegal fishing and what can…
Four wins worth recognizing this World Ocean Month
Amid a sea of environmental issues, these four victories spark hope for the ocean's future
Technology Hatchery
The latest robotics projects happening inside the George and Wendy David Center for Ocean Innovation
A throwback to ABE
The OG autonomous seafloor robot
Are warming Alaskan Arctic waters a new toxic algal hotspot?
WHOI researchers warn Arctic communities following detection of a harmful bloom
Is the Great Barrier Reef making a comeback?
The world’s largest reef saw record growth after years of bleaching, but it’s not out…
Why Indigenous perspectives matter in the climate conversation
Wampanoag Tribal Member Leslie Jonas talks WHOI, Native rights, and a timely partnership
An aquatic outbreak
Stony coral tissue loss disease continues devastating Caribbean reefs. Here's what we know about it…