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Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea

In the spring of 2011, a research crew from Oceana spent two months in the...

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A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...

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The Porcelain Crab

Anemone porcelain crabs may look delicate but they have their own sort of armor: a...

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Sand from Orient Point, Long Island, New York

There are different types of beaches and multiple factors that influence the...

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Surfer at Bogue Banks, North Carolina, USA

“As I set up for a sunset shot—one last, solitary surfer exited the water and I...

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Seaside Lichens

Very few plant species can survive close to the ocean, where pounding surf fills...

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Taking the Temperature of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

The Kemp’s ridley is a “riddler” among sea turtles. Although the species was...

Personal Perspectives

The Design of a Beautiful Weapon

This summer, many of you have likely enjoyed feasting on crabs, be they blue,...

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Claws Out: Fiddler Crabs Do Battle

Male fiddler crabs each have a single super-sized claw that they use as a weapon to...

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The Great Hermit Crab Migration

Over the last few days, a video of hermit crabs stampeding across the rocky shores...

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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...