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Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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A Squalodontid Success

On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47
X-ray image of a winghead shark
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X-Rays of Fish Reveal Diversity

Scientists in the Division of Fishes at the Smithsonian's National Museum of...
Thu, 12/17/2009 - 18:00
A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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Celebrating Marine Moms

The ocean is home to many moms of all shapes and sizes: from charismatic polar...
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 17:29
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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A transparent box jellyfish with a blue background.
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Box Jellyfish: One Species at a Time

In this episode of the Podcast of Life, learn how three fiery, painful stings...
Fri, 04/02/2010 - 12:16
Red and white riftia worms living in a deep-sea vent.
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Riftia Worms: One Species at a Time

In this episode of the Podcast of Life, host Ari Daniel Shapiro dives deep to...
Mon, 06/14/2010 - 16:31
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
Listen to what happens when researchers in a tiny boat are surrounded by huge North Atlantic Right Whales.
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North Atlantic Right Whale: One Species at a Time

Hear how research unfolds at sea in a tiny Zodiac surrounded by creatures that...
Tue, 12/22/2009 - 14:14
An episode of the Encyclopedia of Life's "One Species at a Time" podcast focused on the Greenland shark.
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Greenland Shark: One Species at a Time

Scientists know the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) moves slowly in the...
Tue, 08/12/2014 - 08:35
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