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Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers

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The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...

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How Hurricanes Shape Wetlands in Southern Louisiana

We all know that hurricanes can have destructive effects on human communities and...

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

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Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale

Monodontids, the group of whales that includes the belugas and narwhals swimming...

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Using Light Painting to Teach Bioluminescence

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

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Teaching Your Students About Marine Debris: a Classroom Activity

Have you ever gone to your favorite coastal or lakeside beach and instead of having...

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Educational Uses of Gyotaku or Fish Printing

Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began over 100 years ago as a...

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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...

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

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Still Blue After a Century of Ocean Science and Exploration

This year marks 100 years since the National Museum of Natural History opened its...

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At the Ocean Portal, we love the back-to-school season. There’s excitement in the...