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Sometimes I think that our planet Earth, named for the Old English word for “dry land” (eorthe), should get a new name. Despite our knowledge that more than 70 percent of the planet’s surface is...
Natural History Museum transforms Ocean Hall into live aquarium for World Oceans Day
The National Museum of Natural History is celebrating World Oceans Day this year with a splash. On June 8th,...
Whales swimming in the ocean are never really alone. Even if one swims by itself with no other whales for miles around, it still has company—the tiny microbes that live on its skin. For a long...
The pre-industrial American landscape was once rightly described as a place where “the deer and the antelope roam.” On land, we take it for granted that the plant-eating deer and antelope far...
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Let’s Make a Tubeworm
Grades: 3-5, 6-8Corrosion to Corals
Grades: 6-8Why Do We Explore the Ocean?
Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12Today's Catch
All A-Flutter
This pair of sea butterflies (Limacina helicina) flutter not far from the ocean's surface in the Arctic. Sea butterflies are a type of sea snail, but instead of dragging themselves...
Beyond the Obituaries
Success Stories in Ocean Conservation
Last September, the Citizens of the Sea blog series brought you a story of doom and gloom from the reefs of Bocas del Toro, Panama. That is the time of year we typically study -- and celebrate...
Ocean News
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Science Datasets from GoMRI Oil Spill Research Publicly Available
Apr 24 2014 - 12:57pm -
FSU Scientists Invite Student Inventors To Test Their Underwater Robotics Skills
Apr 24 2014 - 11:12am -
Study finds that decrease in green sea turtle catch rate signals overall decline in population. (ENN)
Apr 23 2014 - 9:30pm -
NOAA releases Arctic Action Plan.
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New report finds plastic waste ingested by worms threatens marine food chains. (ENN)
Apr 23 2014 - 7:00pm -
NOAA releases 2014 Deep-Sea Coral Research Technology report to Congress.
Apr 23 2014 - 10:06am -
Smithsonian Highlights GoMRI Oil Spill Research to Address Public Concerns
Apr 23 2014 - 8:48am
