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Meet the Only Squid that Willfully Lops off its Arms

Lopping off one’s arm sounds like a harrowing experience, but for one deep-sea...
August 2019
Fish swim underwater amidst mangrove roots at Bocas del Toro, Panama.
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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018
A hippopotamus-like creature swims underwater
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Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows

In the seagrass beds and kelp forests of the Oligocene-Miocene transition, nearly...
August 2016
Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) is a slow-growing and long-lived seagrass native to the Mediterranean.
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Bugs and Slugs: The Hidden Secret to Healthy Seagrasses

Slip into the water along a sheltered coast in nearly any part of the world and...
May 2015
Fossil Whale Digsite at Cerro Ballena, Chile
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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit

One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...
March 2014
A light painted image of a hand-painted ceramic fish with light emitting from its mouth
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Using Light Painting to Teach Bioluminescence

What does a bioluminescent creature that lives more than two miles below the...
November 2011
A student uses a marker to decorate a reusable lunch bag with ocean creatures
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Teaching Your Students About Marine Debris: a Classroom Activity

Have you ever gone to your favorite coastal or lakeside beach and instead of having...
September 2011
An algal bloom, also known as a red tide, has converted the ocean's surf to a red color
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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
Ruth Meadows examines specimens as part of her Teacher at Sea experience.  NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows sorts specimens aboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow as part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem (MAR-ECO) project.
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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
A beach clean-up in Malaysia brings young people together to care for their coastline.
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How You Can Help the Ocean

The threats faced by our ocean planet may seem overwhelming. In the face of...
December 2009
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