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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
a bull shark in a net
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How Climate Change is Impacting Shark Mothering

As any mother knows, ensuring the safety of your kids is a tough job. For bull...
July 2018
A screenshot from the video showing scientists holding a small shark preparing for tagging.
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Tagging Sharks with the Smithsonian Movement of Life Initiative

Where do sharks like to hangout? Turns out we largely don’t know. But Smithsonian...
Thu, 06/07/2018 - 17:00
A mangrove forest at dusk
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Mangrove Forest

Mangroves are trees and shrubs that aren’t necessarily closely related to one...
underwater photo of floating mangrove propagules
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Floating Propagules

After mangrove flowers are pollinated the plants produce seeds that immediately...
illustration of five different types of mangrove forest
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Mangrove Forest Diversity

A mangrove forest is categorized into five types of forest-based upon its...
A map of mangrove species around the world
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Mangroves of the World

Mangroves grow in sheltered tropical and subtropical coastal areas across the...
two mangrove trees in the crashing waves
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Mangrove Sunset

Mangrove trees are flooded every day as the tides flow in and out. ...
women in dugout canoes in the mangrove forest
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Forests of Plenty

With an estimated worth of 1,648 billion dollars, mangroves are important...
A satellite image of the rivers and mangroves of the sundarbans
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Sundarbans from Space

The Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage site at the mouth of the Ganges,...
a plot of new mangrove sprouts
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Mangrove Seedlings

A plot of land recently seeded with young mangroves. ...
cone roots surrounding a mangrove
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Cone Roots Spring Up from the Ground

Mangroves must deal with daily changes in sea level as the tides come in and...

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