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  • Educational Resources Illustration
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
  • Geophysicist Jian Lin of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution studied the earthquake site that triggered 2004’s Indian Ocean tsunami. New tools to map seafloor earthquakes—like this robotic Autonomous Benthic Explorer—enhance our understanding of catastrophic events, such as the tsunami.

    Seafloor Earthquakes Study
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Geophysicist Jian Lin of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and chief U.S. scientist aboard the Chinese oceanographic ship DaYang Yihao studied the earthquake site that triggered 2004’s Indian...
  • In Egypt, Dr. Jean-Daniel Stanley of the Smithsonian studies submerged ancient settlements.

    Underwater Archaeology
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Geo-archaeologist Jean-Daniel Stanley studies ancient settlements submerged near Egypt’s Nile Delta. Analyzing how natural and human-induced processes caused their sinking may help us protect...
  • This squid diagram shows that squids come in a wide range of sizes, from smaller-than-your-thumb to the enormous giant squid.

    What is the Largest Squid? A Squid Size Diversity Chart
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Squids come in a wide range of sizes, from smaller-than-your-thumb to the enormous giant squid. Giant squid grow up to 16 meters (50 feet). Learn more the life, range, and ecology of the giant squid...
  • A diver cares for the reef by cleaning up discarded fishing gear and garbage.

    Diver Cleaning Up Reef
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    A diver cares for the reef by cleaning up discarded fishing gear and garbage. Even if you don't have scuba gear, you can help protect the ocean and coral reefs!
  • A frame-by-frame view of a Great White Shark breach.

    Breaching Sequence
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Great White Sharks breach to hunt -- with split-second timing they grab an unsuspecting seal or sea lion in one swift snatch. Follow the action in this slideshow. Learn more about the great white...
  • Follow Omoo, a Great White Shark, at she swims across the Pacific.

    TOPP cartoon of Omoo
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Omoo, a Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), carries a satellite tag that sends information daily about her movements across the Pacific. Follow her migration real-time. More about the great...
  • Great White Sharks are powerful swimmers, capable of going 50 kph/35 mph.

    Built for Speed
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Great White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are powerful swimmers, capable of going 50 kph / 35 mph. They can migrate long distances, from Hawaii to California, and from South Africa to Australia....
  • A diagram of a shark's six highly refined senses: smell, hearing, touch, taste, sight, and electromagnetism

    Shark Senses
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Sharks have six highly refined senses: smell, hearing, touch, taste, sight, and electromagnetism. These finely honed senses, along with a sleek, torpedo-shaped body, make most sharks highly skilled...
  • Photograph of the model of a Giant Megatooth Shark, taken from the front..

    Giant Megatooth Model
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    A life-sized model suspended over visitors at the San Diego Natural History Museum shows what an ancient shark, the Giant Megatooth (Carcharodon megalodon), might have looked like. More about the...
  • The Carrie Bow Cay Marine Field Station supports marine research year-round.

    Field Station at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    The Smithsonian’s Carrie Bow Cay Marine Field Station supports research projects of marine scientists year-round. It offers ready access to thousands of small mangrove islands as well as countless...
  • Artistic rendering of an ancient shark, Helicoprion.

    Illustration of Helicoprion
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    This illustration shows one old idea of what the ancient shark Helicoprion might have looked like. There was room for many ideas—some more plausible than others—because the only fossils of the fish...