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Pick up any news article about invasive species and you may confuse it with a police blotter. Generally, invasive species are "almost bulletproof" "marauders," "terrorizing" ecosystems and...
I am once again leaving my familiar world behind and descending into the abyss below. The first dive of an entirely new expedition is the most magical. I am a member of a scientific research...
Charles Darwin is so well known he almost needs no introduction. The 19th-century naturalist and geologist spent his life documenting and collecting information on the natural world. From birds...
Love is in the air at the National Museum of Natural History! Our scientists are helping species look for love in this series of “dating profiles” to celebrate Valentine’s Day. For more dating...
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The Global Climate Game
Grades: 6-8This Old Tubeworm
Grades: 9-12Today's Catch
The Better To Eat You With, My Dear
This image from a scanning electron micrograph magnifies the tiny teeth that cover the surface of the giant squid’s tongue-like organ, or radula. Seven rows of sharp teeth help direct tiny...
Ocean Optimism
Success Stories in Ocean Conservation
Bikini Atoll, formed over millions of years around an island in the Pacific Ocean about halfway between Papua New Guinea and Hawaii, has been subjected to horrific human-caused disturbances....
Ocean Newsroom
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Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil On Beach Microbial Communities
Mar 6 2015 - 9:33am -
Oil Spill Science Seminar: Five Years Later, What Have We Learned?
Mar 6 2015 - 9:19am -
Arctic Ship Breaks Free of Ice for Historic Expedition
Mar 3 2015 - 3:10pm -
Oil Spill Science: The Conversations Continue
Mar 3 2015 - 11:30am -
Study Describes Two New “Mud Dragon” Species Discovered in Gulf of Mexico
Mar 3 2015 - 10:30am -
EPA Seeks Input on National Oil & Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
Mar 3 2015 - 9:26am -
Scientists, Students Scour Florida Panhandle Beaches For Oil
Mar 2 2015 - 9:35am
