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DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...

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Webcast: Stories from the Reef

The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef brings together mathematics, marine science,...

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The Ocean Under the Microscope: Images from Nikon Small World

The ocean is so big that it can be easy to forget the microscopic beauty of the...

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Red Anemone Clings

A still from The Changing Sea, part of the 19th Annual Environmental Film Festival...

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Marine Debris: Trash Travels, But You Can Help Stop It

Marine debris--or trash that has washed or been dumped into our ocean and coastal...

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Giant Squid Myth

A giant squid attacks a boat - something that has not been known to happen in real...

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Up Close and Personal with a Mangrove Root

I got a lot of funny looks at the airport when I opened the oversized cooler for...

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Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment

Microbes are some of the most important organisms in the sea. These miniscule...

Dancing for the Oceans

If you were choreographing a dance about the ocean, how would you do it? Would you...

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The Perfect Underwater Photo

There is of course, no such thing as the perfect photograph, as there is no perfect...

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Light Painting Tutorial

What does a bioluminescent creature that lives more than two miles below the...

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Design Your Own Bag

Marine debris damages habitat, entangles wildlife, helps transport invasive...