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A large, black instrument is hauled onto a ship's deck by researchers wearing hard hats and life vests.
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What the Big Picture Can Teach Us About Tiny Ocean Creatures

A 1,000-pound metal instrument—about the size of a two-seat Smart car—drops off...
March 2019
a bull shark in a net
Article

How Climate Change is Impacting Shark Mothering

As any mother knows, ensuring the safety of your kids is a tough job. For bull...
July 2018
Rough periwinkles sit on a bed of barnacles.
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Spirals in Time: A Walk at the Seashore

When I set out to write a book about mollusks (called Spirals in Time), I wasn't...
July 2015
A juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle emerges from the nest
Article

Taking the Temperature of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

The Kemp’s ridley is a “riddler” among sea turtles. Although the species was...
May 2014
This male dancing fiddler crab (Uca terpsichores) has built a sand “hood” at the entrance to his burrow, which he hopes will attract females to his humble abode—as if that big beautiful claw of his weren't enough!
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The Design of a Beautiful Weapon

This summer, many of you have likely enjoyed feasting on crabs, be they blue,...
September 2013
A Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus) crawls on the forest floor.
Article

The Great Hermit Crab Migration

Over the last few days, a video of hermit crabs stampeding across the rocky shores...
September 2012
Two baby olive ridley sea turtles.
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Surveying Life On Sea Turtles

“It is strange to think of a sea turtle as an ecosystem,” says Amanda...
November 2011
An adult and juvenile killer whale frolic in the water.
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Menopausal Moms: A Mammal Mystery

In honor of Mother's Day, the Citizens of the Sea blog salutes ocean-going mothers...
May 2011
A coral has just spawned. Each of the hundreds of polyps releases a small pink bundle of sperm and eggs.
Personal Perspectives

A Tale of Sex and Stress in the Ocean

Welcome to Citizens of the Sea, a new blog series where ocean life comes to life....
October 2010
A beaked whale at the ocean's surface
Article

Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales

When compared to dolphins and large baleen whales, beaked whales lose a bit of the...
November 2017
A school of bluefin tuna
Article

The Great Pacific Migration of Bluefin Tuna

Shortly after their first birthday, Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)...
September 2017
Alexis Temkin stands in marsh grass holding a reptile.
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Five Questions With Alexis Temkin, Searching For Links Between Deepwater Horizon & Human Health

We all know to avoid touching or eating oil (the fossil fuel variety that is)....
March 2015

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