MAINSTREET NS | March 21, 2018

Researchers believe the Earth has a second large ocean hundreds of kilometres beneath its crust

Canadian researchers have been studying a diamond that formed far below the Earth’s crust and contains a sample of ice that sheds light on the water that’s hidden deep inside our planet. Boris Worm studies the oceans at Dalhousie University, and he dropped by the Mainstreet studio in Halifax to tell Bob Murphy about this.

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MAINSTREET NS | February 13, 2018

Hear some human-made noises that drown our the sound of life in the oceans

Dalhousie University scientist Boris Worm describes how some of the noises humans make under water kill marine life, and he plays some of the sounds for Bob Murphy on Mainstreet in Halifax.

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MAINSTREET NS | January 23, 2018

Check out the seal that sounds like a cartoon bomb when it dives

From whale calls to ice cracking, our oceans guy Boris Worm plays underwater recordings and talks about what researchers are learning from them. Did you know herring fart? 

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MAINSTREET NS | January 11, 2018

Oceans Guy says the ‘weather bomb’ turned the ocean lime green

How does a weather bomb turn the Atlantic ocean green? Tune in to hear the Oceans Guy explain why.

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MAINSTREET NS | December 5, 2017

Scientists awed by video from the seafloor of the Gulf of St Lawrence

Our oceans guy Boris Worm and Alexandra Cousteau talk about the summer’s groundbreaking expedition into the depths of the Gulf. 

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MAINSTREET NS | November 21, 2017

Our oceans guy has shocking news about Atlantic torpedo rays 

Boris Worm tells Bob about the latest research on these creatures by the Ocean Tracking Network at Dalhousie University, and his own recent close encounter.

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MAINSTREET NS | November 7, 2017

Our oceans guy is just back from the Galápagos Islands

Our oceans guy is just back from the Galápagos Islands! Boris Worm tells guest host Preston Mulligan what he saw there, and what he learned. 

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MAINSTREET NS | October 17, 2017

Surf and Turf: Sonya Lee and our TD Kids Book Club talk endangered species

With Boris Worm out of town, what better excuse to bring back Ocean School’s Sonya Lee for a North Atlantic right whale-of-a-tale visit with our sixth grade readers at Duc d’Anville school in Clayton Park!

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MAINSTREET NS | August 22, 2017

Boris Worm: Canada’s newest (and largest) protected area in Nunavut

Our oceans guy Boris Worm is back from an Arctic expedition, and tells guest host Allison Devereaux about a historic milestone for nature conservation; Canada’s newest protected area spanning more than 100,000 square kilometres around Lancaster Sound.

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MAINSTREET NS | August 8, 2017

Onboard the Polar Prince: Boris Worm from the coast of Baffin Island

Our oceans guy Boris Worm is part of the Canada C3 expedition, an epic 150-day sea voyage around our three coastlines. He joins us from the waters of Nunavut to describe the saga so far.

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