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Bright bubblegum coral sits on a brown, hard substrate.
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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
a painting of a ship on a plate of baleen
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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
The Sant Ocean Hall is the National Museum of Natural History's largest exhibit, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean
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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
A shark tooth embedded in a bone
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What the Megalodon Left Behind

The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...
July 2018
An unidentified earplug from the National Museum of Natural History collection.
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Ocean Objects of Wonder

As humans, we are constantly learning. Not only as individuals from the moment we...
March 2017
The grasses and animals living in marshes help to filter water and stabilize shorelines, along with providing habitat for a variety of mammals, fish, shellfish and amphibians and a haven for migratory waterfowl.
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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
Three dancers dependent on one another, as in the food web.

Dancing for the Ocean

If you were choreographing a dance about the ocean, how would you do it? Would you...
May 2012
An illustration of a recently discovered species of Monodontid, Bohaskaia monodontoides, and its beluga and narwhale relatives
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Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale

Monodontids, the group of whales that includes the belugas and narwhals swimming...
March 2012
A light painted image of a hand-painted ceramic fish with light emitting from its mouth
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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
A student uses a marker to decorate a reusable lunch bag with ocean creatures
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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
a colored shakemap from the M5.8 Virginia Earthquake depicts the shake range and epicenter of the earthquake
Article

A Guide to Earthquake Lesson Plans

It isn’t everyday that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes the East Coast of the...
August 2011
A red and yellow gyotaku-style fish print of a flounder
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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

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