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A map of the Mid Ocean Ridge

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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor

Until very recently oceanography was a field dominated by men. A seafaring career,...

July 2016

Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C

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Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants

You may not have realized it, but you’ve been acquainted with Mary Anning since...

March 2016

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