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As I readied myself and my camera for a dive in Yellowstone Lake, the largest body of water in Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park, I thought I was on top of my game. I had recently specialized...
There can be catastrophic results when a large amount of oil is spilled into the ocean—as when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and spewed oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. But did you know...
Cashes Ledge is a wild, special place in the heart of the Gulf of Maine. This underwater mountain range is home to a great diversity of life, with colors typically associated with a coral reef...
Most people try to avoid rotting kelp at the beach. The feeling of a floating piece of seaweed wrapping around an ankle is enough to shake even the most steeled swimmer, and then there's the...
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Connected Ecosystems
Grades: 3-5How to Catch a Fish
Grades: 6-8Coral Conservation
Grades: 3-5, 6-8I, Robot, Can Do That
Grades: 6-8Today's Catch
Bird's-Eye View
In this view of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill from above in June 2010, you can see bright orange oil floating on the ocean's surface on the left and, on the right, a thin layer of oil reflects the colors of the rainbow. However, there...
Ocean Optimism
Success Stories in Ocean Conservation
Many animals depend on their eyes to navigate, find food, locate mates, and for other important activities. But marine mammals often rely on sound—sometimes far more than sight—for such critical...
Ocean Newsroom
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Ocean Science Made Easy – Corals, Sharks, Microbes, and More!
Jan 29 2015 - 1:49pm -
Could Drilling in the Atlantic Harm Fish, Whales, Turtles?
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Graduate Student Opportunities with ECOGIG-2
Jan 29 2015 - 10:44am -
Opportunity: Science and Technology Education, OSRI
Jan 27 2015 - 12:02pm -
Opportunity: Funding, NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
Jan 27 2015 - 11:57am -
Getting to the Heart of Oil Spill Impacts on Gulf Fish
Jan 27 2015 - 10:00am -
Researchers Produce Two Biofuels from a Single Algae
Jan 26 2015 - 12:00am
