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A brown and white dragon moray eel with its mouth open.

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Surprising Results Upon Reexamining the Curious Jaw of the Moray Eel

In morphology there is no such thing as insignificant detail; each...

September 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

Grey reef sharks are among the most versatile and tough predators on a Pacific coral reef, but they are also among the most vulnerable species, as they are threatened by wasteful fishing practices like shark finning.

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Where the Shark and the Snapper Roam

The pre-industrial American landscape was once rightly described as a place where...

March 2014

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

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

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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

Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.

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Making Science Sing: The Longest Time (Coral Triangle Edition)

How do you make science sing? Just ask a couple of female scientists to sing about...

July 2012

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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit

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

Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor

Making Science Sing: The Longest Time (Coral Triangle Edition)

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