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The Cultural Icescapes of the Arctic
Sea ice is typically viewed as the domain of physical and natural scientists, the...
March 2014
Personal Perspectives
Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice
The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of...
September 2013
Personal Perspectives
Arctic Sea Ice: A New Low?
At a recent staff meeting a Smithsonian colleague mentioned that one of his...
September 2011
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Why a Tusk? The real-life unicorns of the sea and the tusks that make them famous
In the frigid Arctic Ocean, a mysterious toothed whale—the narwhal— resides...
August 2017
Personal Perspectives
Five Questions with Uta Passow, How An Oil Spill Affects the Movement of Carbon In the Ocean
There are millions of tiny drifting plants in the sunlit ocean, called...
March 2015
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Scientists Work to Predict and Prevent Algae Blooms
Algae, like all organisms, normally grow in balance with their ecosystems, limited...
July 2011
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Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean
Glider Technology Now Used to Study Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico The first...
October 2010
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NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows
In 2009, Ruth Meadows, a science teacher from Opelika Middle School in Opelika, AL...
March 2010