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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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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean
DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018
Lesson Plan
Where Have All the Glaciers Gone?
Students will describe how climate change is affecting sea ice, vegetation, and...
Mon, 08/08/2011 - 16:33
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Oceans of Energy
Students describe forms of energy found in the ocean and explain how they are used...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:13
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Calling All Explorers
Students research and write about what it means to be an ocean explorer, both...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:09
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Who Has the Data?
Students learn what types of data scientists collect to monitor coral reefs, and...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:39
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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor
Until very recently oceanography was a field dominated by men. A seafaring career,...
July 2016
Personal Perspectives
Arctic Sea Ice: A New Low?
At a recent staff meeting a Smithsonian colleague mentioned that one of his...
September 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
Teams of Robots Can Help Us Build 3D Maps of the Ocean
One of the trickiest problems in marine science is figuring out how to map the...
August 2017
Personal Perspectives
Five Questions with Nancy Rabalais, Tracking Dead Zones In the Gulf
The Gulf of Mexico is known for one of the world's largest “dead zones"—areas...
March 2015
Personal Perspectives
Five Questions with Uta Passow, How An Oil Spill Affects the Movement of Carbon In the Ocean
There are millions of tiny drifting plants in the sunlit ocean, called...
March 2015