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How Climate Change is Impacting Shark Mothering
As any mother knows, ensuring the safety of your kids is a tough job. For bull...
July 2018
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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...
May 2014
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Finding Mangroves In Unexpected Places
Over the past several decades, Florida’s coastal wetlands have been changing....
February 2014
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Signs of a Recovering Harbor
For more than two centuries, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground. In 1773,...
July 2013
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Alaska Vulnerable to Invasive Species from Warmer Waters
Alaska’s pristine coastline is ripe for an influx of invasive marine species such...
September 2011
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Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?
Lately we’ve been fielding questions from Smithsonian visitors wondering how they...
June 2010
An Ocean of Energy: Bringing Offshore Wind to America
Three miles off the coast of Block Island, a roughly ten square mile haven for...
August 2017
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Upcycled Ocean Plastic
The Possibilities Are Endless For Reuse of Plastic Ocean Trash Today, most...
August 2016
Three Ways You Can Use Genomics to Study Oil Spill Impacts
You’ve probably heard of genetics—you can now swab your mouth and use DNA to...
January 2016
Fighting Plastic From Every Angle
Ocean plastic comes in all shapes and sizes, from the flip-flops and bottles that...
September 2014
Five Questions for Richard Carson, Natural Resource Economist
In 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Alaska’s Prince William...
March 2014
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5 Simple Things You Can Do for the Ocean
More than ever, the fate of the ocean is in our hands. To be good...
September 2011