Susan von Thun
@susanvonthun.bsky.social
Science communicator 📣 deep-sea biologist 🌊 SciComm lead @MBARI_news | Yoga and meditation teacher 🧘🏼♀️ Plant-based 🌱 Podcaster 🎧 Animal and nature lover 🐾🌲🌎 Tweets are my own.
Congratulations to Antje and all of the 2025 @royalsociety.org Fellows! 💙👏
Congratulations to the new Fellows of the @royalsociety.org!
MBARI’s President and Incoming CEO Antje Boetius has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, recognizing her trailblazing research on polar ecosystems.
Learn more: royalsociety.org/news/2025/05...
📸 Esther Horvath @awi.de
MBARI’s President and Incoming CEO Antje Boetius has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, recognizing her trailblazing research on polar ecosystems.
Learn more: royalsociety.org/news/2025/05...
📸 Esther Horvath @awi.de
May 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Congratulations to Antje and all of the 2025 @royalsociety.org Fellows! 💙👏
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to captain a state-of-the-art research vessel? Dive in and learn about operations aboard MBARI’s new flagship research vessel, the David Packard. 🚢🌊
Watch here: youtu.be/ibscUNmAENc?...
Watch here: youtu.be/ibscUNmAENc?...
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to captain a state-of-the-art research vessel?
YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
youtu.be
April 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to captain a state-of-the-art research vessel? Dive in and learn about operations aboard MBARI’s new flagship research vessel, the David Packard. 🚢🌊
Watch here: youtu.be/ibscUNmAENc?...
Watch here: youtu.be/ibscUNmAENc?...
Reposted by Susan von Thun
Happy Earth Day, deep-sea squad! 🌎✨
All life depends on a healthy ocean. Together, we can be ocean champions. This Earth Day, we’re reflecting on our close connection to the animals and environments that thrive in the ocean’s inky depths. Their future is in our hands now. youtu.be/2m7Z65UFj8o?...
All life depends on a healthy ocean. Together, we can be ocean champions. This Earth Day, we’re reflecting on our close connection to the animals and environments that thrive in the ocean’s inky depths. Their future is in our hands now. youtu.be/2m7Z65UFj8o?...
Better together: Finding community in the deep sea for Earth Day
YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
youtu.be
April 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Happy Earth Day, deep-sea squad! 🌎✨
All life depends on a healthy ocean. Together, we can be ocean champions. This Earth Day, we’re reflecting on our close connection to the animals and environments that thrive in the ocean’s inky depths. Their future is in our hands now. youtu.be/2m7Z65UFj8o?...
All life depends on a healthy ocean. Together, we can be ocean champions. This Earth Day, we’re reflecting on our close connection to the animals and environments that thrive in the ocean’s inky depths. Their future is in our hands now. youtu.be/2m7Z65UFj8o?...
Reposted by Susan von Thun
YOU GUYS I HAVENT TOLD YOU ABOUT FATHOMVERSE YET EVERYONE SIT DOWN SHUT UP AND PREPARE TO BE AMAZED
It’s an app called @fathomverse.bsky.social by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute @mbarinews.bsky.social
(not sponsored just a nerd)
It’s an app called @fathomverse.bsky.social by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute @mbarinews.bsky.social
(not sponsored just a nerd)
April 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
YOU GUYS I HAVENT TOLD YOU ABOUT FATHOMVERSE YET EVERYONE SIT DOWN SHUT UP AND PREPARE TO BE AMAZED
It’s an app called @fathomverse.bsky.social by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute @mbarinews.bsky.social
(not sponsored just a nerd)
It’s an app called @fathomverse.bsky.social by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute @mbarinews.bsky.social
(not sponsored just a nerd)
Meet MBARI has been one of my favorite series to produce!🌟
The series is meant to highlight the teamwork at the foundation of MBARI's work and inspire the next generation of ocean explorers by showing a wide variety of faces and roles.
#SciComm #OceanExploration #ImOnABoat
The series is meant to highlight the teamwork at the foundation of MBARI's work and inspire the next generation of ocean explorers by showing a wide variety of faces and roles.
#SciComm #OceanExploration #ImOnABoat
At MBARI, our “office” is Monterey Bay and its deep submarine canyon. ⌨️🌊
For many of our staff, that means spending a lot of time on the water. The crew of the research vessel Rachel Carson is a small team that supports a large variety of science and engineering operations. youtu.be/dtAD1tBKspo?...
For many of our staff, that means spending a lot of time on the water. The crew of the research vessel Rachel Carson is a small team that supports a large variety of science and engineering operations. youtu.be/dtAD1tBKspo?...
The crew of R/V Rachel Carson helps us study our blue backyard
YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
youtu.be
March 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Meet MBARI has been one of my favorite series to produce!🌟
The series is meant to highlight the teamwork at the foundation of MBARI's work and inspire the next generation of ocean explorers by showing a wide variety of faces and roles.
#SciComm #OceanExploration #ImOnABoat
The series is meant to highlight the teamwork at the foundation of MBARI's work and inspire the next generation of ocean explorers by showing a wide variety of faces and roles.
#SciComm #OceanExploration #ImOnABoat
Reposted by Susan von Thun
Take a deeper dive into MBARI’s work in our new 2024 Annual Report! 🌊
MBARI’s Annual Report provides an immersive review of our science discoveries, technology innovations, and education and outreach over the past year.
Learn more: annualreport.mbari.org/2024/
MBARI’s Annual Report provides an immersive review of our science discoveries, technology innovations, and education and outreach over the past year.
Learn more: annualreport.mbari.org/2024/
March 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Take a deeper dive into MBARI’s work in our new 2024 Annual Report! 🌊
MBARI’s Annual Report provides an immersive review of our science discoveries, technology innovations, and education and outreach over the past year.
Learn more: annualreport.mbari.org/2024/
MBARI’s Annual Report provides an immersive review of our science discoveries, technology innovations, and education and outreach over the past year.
Learn more: annualreport.mbari.org/2024/
Reposted by Susan von Thun
This #InternationalWomen’sDay, MBARI celebrates the women dedicated to studying, understanding, and communicating the wonders of our ocean. Their passion, expertise, and commitment to conserving the marine world inspire future generations to continue exploring and protecting our blue planet. 🌎️✨️
March 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This #InternationalWomen’sDay, MBARI celebrates the women dedicated to studying, understanding, and communicating the wonders of our ocean. Their passion, expertise, and commitment to conserving the marine world inspire future generations to continue exploring and protecting our blue planet. 🌎️✨️
Reposted by Susan von Thun
The crystal amphipod (Cystisoma spp.) combines invisible armor with giant eyes to survive in the deep. Other amphipods living in this environment are hitchhikers, taking advantage of nearby jellies for food and shelter, but Cystisoma swim freely in the open water: youtu.be/h9a4ejqD_h4?...
The crystal amphipod hides in plain sight in the deep sea
YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
youtu.be
March 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The crystal amphipod (Cystisoma spp.) combines invisible armor with giant eyes to survive in the deep. Other amphipods living in this environment are hitchhikers, taking advantage of nearby jellies for food and shelter, but Cystisoma swim freely in the open water: youtu.be/h9a4ejqD_h4?...
Reposted by Susan von Thun
🧪🌎🦑🦈🌊 Some of our favorite deep-sea moments of the year—in stunning 4K! 📹👏
WATCH: youtu.be/ZlzRgvaGGGE
WATCH: youtu.be/ZlzRgvaGGGE
Some of our favorite deep-sea moments of the year—in stunning 4K
YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
youtu.be
December 17, 2024 at 7:52 PM
🧪🌎🦑🦈🌊 Some of our favorite deep-sea moments of the year—in stunning 4K! 📹👏
WATCH: youtu.be/ZlzRgvaGGGE
WATCH: youtu.be/ZlzRgvaGGGE
Reposted by Susan von Thun
MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug in the deep sea. Nicknamed the "mystery mollusc," the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the midnight zone and lights up with brilliant bioluminescence.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...
MBARI researchers discover remarkable new species of swimming sea slug • MBARI
A new nudibranch species is the first known to inhabit the ocean’s midnight zone and has unique adaptations for life in this environment.
www.mbari.org
November 12, 2024 at 5:54 PM
MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug in the deep sea. Nicknamed the "mystery mollusc," the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the midnight zone and lights up with brilliant bioluminescence.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...