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The Story of Stashed Whale Baleen
In 2012, John Ososky, a specimen preparator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum...
September 2019
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What the Megalodon Left Behind
The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...
July 2018

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Ocean Objects of Wonder
As humans, we are constantly learning. Not only as individuals from the moment we...
March 2017

Personal Perspectives
How Hurricanes Shape Wetlands in Southern Louisiana
We all know that hurricanes can have destructive effects on human communities and...
November 2013

Dancing for the Ocean
If you were choreographing a dance about the ocean, how would you do it? Would you...
May 2012

Personal Perspectives
Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale
Monodontids, the group of whales that includes the belugas and narwhals swimming...
March 2012

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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

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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...
September 2011

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

Personal Perspectives
Summer in a Sub: DROP Down to Discovery
You never know where following your passions can take you. I came to the...
July 2011

Personal Perspectives
Teens Making a Difference in Your Community
Over the past year I have been working for an organization called Coastal America...
April 2011

Personal Perspectives
Back to School, Ocean Portal Style
At the Ocean Portal, we love the back-to-school season. There’s excitement in the...
September 2010