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Squalicorax Shark Fossil

During the late Cretaceous period, Kansas was covered by a vast sea. There,...

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The First Filter Feeder

Today, filter feeders like clams, sponges, krill, baleen whales, fishes, and many...

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SCOPE Buoys Help Track Oil

A boat full of SCOPE drifters waits to release small, biodegradable buoys that will...

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Tracking CARTHE Drifters

Drifters deployed into the Gulf of Mexico sent location information back to...

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'Blue Marble' Image of the Earth

'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most...

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Robot Explores Ocean Eddies

The first unmanned, underwater robot or glider Scarlet Knight maneuvers through the...

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Pacific Ocean Currents

The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while...

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NOAA's Real Time Weather Mapping

A screen capture from NOAA's NowCoast website which displays real-time weather...

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The Puzzle of Ice Age Americans

Students describe alternative theories for arrival of first humans to come to...

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Oceans of Energy

Students describe forms of energy found in the ocean and explain how they are used...

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The Methane Circus

Students will describe the overall events that occurred during the Cambrian...

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NOAA's Adopt a Drifter Program

NOAA is working with students across the globe to place floating buoys throughout...