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World Oceans Day 2012 - Live Webcast

On World Oceans Day - June 8th, 2012 - the Living Oceans Foundation hosted a...

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Arctic Exploration

New technology is making it possible for scientists to go where they’ve never...

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Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...

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Hedbergella sliteri

Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species....

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Shell Dissolves in Seawater

Over a 10-year period, NOAA scientists have collected 72,000 seawater samples, and...

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Not Just Another Fuzzy Face

Who hasn’t grinned at the sight of a sea otter floating on its back while...

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Shipboard Life in the Antarctic

Strapped in to a harness on the back deck of a 230-foot research vessel off the...

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Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

By now, you have probably heard of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The name...

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Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

We drove down a long dirt road on the northern side of Curaçao looking for a...

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NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows

In 2009, Ruth Meadows, a science teacher from Opelika Middle School in Opelika, AL...

Climate Change at the Poles

At the ends of the Earth, life thrives despite extreme conditions. In the Arctic...