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Organisms Beneath the Sand
What’s lurking beneath your beach blanket? Even when a beach looks empty, the...
Wed, 06/07/2017 - 15:48
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Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea
Welcome to Moorea, a tiny, isolated island in the middle of the vast Pacific....
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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...
Thu, 10/28/2010 - 19:01
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Marine World Heritage Photo Gallery
Marine World Heritage is a prestigious list of 43 marine ecosystems and...
Tue, 11/09/2010 - 11:54
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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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The Dangerous Blue Octopus
The blue-lined octopus may be small, growing to at most 15 cm, but it can be...
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Tide Pools and Adaptations
Adaptation is the key word if you are looking to survive in a tide pool, a space...
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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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Cerro Azul, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands
A giant tortoise subspecies (Geochelone nigra vicina) lives on Isabela Island in...
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Green Sea Turtle
A diet of algae and seagrasses gives this turtle (Chelonia mydas) greenish colored...
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Seaside Lichens
Very few plant species can survive close to the ocean, where pounding surf fills...
August 2015
Personal Perspectives
Spirals in Time: A Walk at the Seashore
When I set out to write a book about mollusks (called Spirals in Time), I wasn't...
July 2015