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What the Megalodon Left Behind
The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...
July 2018
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Not Just Another Fuzzy Face
Who hasn’t grinned at the sight of a sea otter floating on its back while...
May 2017
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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 An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows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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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit
One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...
March 2014
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Mangrove Restoration: Letting Mother Nature Do The Work
The ecological importance of coastal mangrove forests is common knowledge today....
December 2016
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Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?
Lately we’ve been fielding questions from Smithsonian visitors wondering how they...
June 2010
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Resolve to Protect the Ocean
Happy New Year! We’ve officially hit mid-January, but there is still plenty of...
January 2010
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5 Simple Things You Can Do for the Ocean
More than ever, the fate of the ocean is in our hands. To be good...
September 2011
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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