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Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers
The deep-sea is a treasure trove of resources. Diverse ecosystems cozy up next to...
June 2020
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The Story of Stashed Whale Baleen
In 2012, John Ososky, a specimen preparator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum...
September 2019
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The Sant Ocean Hall Turns Ten
The ocean is essential to all life, and covers 71 percent of the Earth’s surface....
September 2018
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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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Ocean Objects of Wonder
As humans, we are constantly learning. Not only as individuals from the moment we...
March 2017
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How Hurricanes Shape Wetlands in Southern Louisiana
We all know that hurricanes can have destructive effects on human communities and...
November 2013
Dancing for the Ocean
If you were choreographing a dance about the ocean, how would you do it? Would you...
May 2012
Personal Perspectives
Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale
Monodontids, the group of whales that includes the belugas and narwhals swimming...
March 2012
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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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A Guide to Earthquake Lesson Plans
It isn’t everyday that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes the East Coast of the...
August 2011
Personal Perspectives
Educational Uses of Gyotaku or Fish Printing
Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began over 100 years ago as a...
July 2011