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Bright bubblegum coral sits on a brown, hard substrate.
Article

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 shark tooth embedded in a bone
Article

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 Amazon River carries all the rainwater that lands in the Amazon rainforest, covering some 2.1 million square miles, into the ocean. And with it, it carries vital nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen and silicon.
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Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180

How do you explain a scientific paper in three minutes or less? What if you were...
July 2014
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
Mark Dodd, a wildlife biologist from Georgia's Department of Natural Resources, surveying oiled sargassum seaweed in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
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The Oil Spill, Two Years Later

Two years ago last week, on April 20, 2010, an explosion on the oil-drilling rig...
April 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
Article

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 red and yellow gyotaku-style fish print of a flounder
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
A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.
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Summer in a Sub: DROP Down to Discovery

You never know where following your passions can take you. I came to the...
July 2011
North Carolina Delegation students and teachers posing for a photo in front of the ocean at Bald Head Island in North Carolina
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Teens Making a Difference in Your Community

Over the past year I have been working for an organization called Coastal America...
April 2011

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