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Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Giant Squid

Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...
April 2018
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Benthic Communities of the Arctic Ocean

In this activity, students will be able to identify major taxa that are dominant in...
Mon, 08/08/2011 - 16:49
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Burp Under the Ice

In this activity, students will be able to identify the natural processes that...
Mon, 08/08/2011 - 16:38
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Treasures in Jeopardy

Students will be able to compare and contrast deep-sea coral reefs with their...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:38
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Activity Book

This book is filled with activities about the humpback whales of the Hawaiian...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 16:49
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Collision Course

Students analyze maps of shipping lanes and whale sightings to devise a new...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:10
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Tale of a Whale

Students exercise their observation skills to do some of the actual work of marine...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:03
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Aerial view of two bowhead whales swimming in the ocean.
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Bowhead Whale: One Species at a Time

In the episode of One Species at a Time, writer Karen Romano Young takes an...
Mon, 10/25/2010 - 18:18
The Encyclopedia of Life brings us another installment of the podcast, One Species at a Time. In this podcast, host Ari Daniel Shapiro relates two close calls with polar bears. Listen as Heather Cray recalls how, dumped by a storm on a small Arct
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Polar Bears: One Species at a Time

The Encyclopedia of Life brings us another installment of the podcast, One...
Tue, 06/28/2011 - 14:25
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