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Native Knowledge of the Narwhal

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An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade

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Recent Antarctic expeditions, underwater volcano monitoring, studies of...

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A Collection of Cambrian Fossils

When you're standing in a museum surrounded by fossils, you can almost imagine...

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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem

Laysan albatrosses (Phoebastria immutabilis) are incredible birds. They have a...

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Celebrating Marine Moms

The ocean is home to many moms of all shapes and sizes: from charismatic polar...

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Stinkin' Seaweed Makes Tasty Food for Coastal Animals

Most people try to avoid rotting kelp at the beach. The feeling of a floating piece...

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Penguin Health Equals Ocean Health

It’s hard not to identify with penguins as they waddle about upright on land,...

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In recent years, I have taken to watching flying fish along the Maine coast. Not...

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