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4,000 Years of Marine History through the Eyes of a Seabird

Anne Wiley - May 24, 2013
Most people have never heard of the Hawaiian petrel, an endangered, crow-sized seabird that spends the majority of its life searching for food over the North Pacific Ocean. Nevertheless, this...

Salmon Recycling: Waste Not, Want Not

Sean Sheldrake - May 8, 2013
As a research diver for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), one of my jobs is to make sure that people and companies working in the fish industry don’t dump too much waste in the ocean...

Virtual Book Reading with Daniel Botkin

Daniel Botkin - May 2, 2013
Editor's note: This is an excerpt from Daniel Botkin's new book The Moon in the Nautilus Shell: Discordant Harmonies Reconsidered. He will be in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, May 8th for a...

Happy World Penguin Day!

Emily Frost - Apr 23, 2013
Even if you aren't a hardcore birder, chances are you have some hidden love for penguins. These flightless birds have captured our hearts through countless movies, beautiful images and their...
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The Puzzle of Ice Age Americans

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How do Humpback Whales Feed?

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A Couple of Nautiluses

These two nautiluses (Nautilus belauensis) are pictured off the coast of Palau in the Pacific Ocean. There are six living species of nautilus who live in chambered shells. As they get bigger,...
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