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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
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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
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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 An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows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
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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
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Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
By now, you have probably heard of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The name...
April 2015
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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit
One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...
March 2014
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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
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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
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State of Emergency in the Gulf
The explosion of Deepwater Horizon, an oil-drilling platform roughly 50 miles off...
April 2010
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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