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Diving into the Sandstorm
Diving can be a wild ride that evokes more than a little trepidation, especially in the Pacific Ocean's famously big, cold waves. Waves that are otherwise fun for my weekend surfing can turn a...
Watching for Fish in the Puffin's Beak
In recent years, I have taken to watching flying fish along the Maine coast. Not the usual flying fish that skim over tropical seas, but fish dangling from the beaks of flying puffins. Puffins...
How Hurricanes Shape Wetlands in Southern Louisiana
We all know that hurricanes can have destructive effects on human communities and infrastructure—but what about their effects on coastal wetlands? Until Hurricane Katrina, no one had ever mapped...
Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice
The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of attention, but they are not the only Arctic species at risk. Ice-loving seals, such as harp, hooded and ringed seals,...
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Coral Reef Relationships
Grades: 6-8Animals of the Fire Ice
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Today's Catch
A Tiny Sargassum Visitor
Another common species of sargassum shrimp, Leander tenuicornis (Palaemonidae), can be spotted by its long transparent claws or "chelae". Very similar shrimp are found in near...
Beyond the Obituaries
Success Stories in Ocean Conservation
Instead of adding castaway fishing nets to already crowded landfills, Hawaii’s multi-partner marine debris group has developed a method of converting marine debris into usable electricity. The ...
Ocean News
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How Scientists Rescue Stranded Whales Like Those in the Everglades
Dec 5 2013 - 5:16pm -
SOI Collaborating With WHOI On Construction of World's Most Advanced Deep-diving Robotic Vehicle
Dec 5 2013 - 12:00am -
WHOI Hosts Talk on 'To The Denmark Strait'
Dec 5 2013 - 12:00am -
How Scientists are Using Drones to Fight the Next Big Oil Spill
Dec 4 2013 - 1:59pm -
Mud, Microbes, and Mammals – Podcasts Take Listeners on Audio Trips through the Gulf
Dec 3 2013 - 9:43am -
Mysterious Deaths Threaten a Population of Southern Right Whales
Dec 1 2013 - 9:57am -
Louisiana Educators Shadow Scientists in Reality Wetlands Workshops
Nov 25 2013 - 4:39pm
