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the foamy surface of the ocean
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Five Methods for Tracking the Ocean's Motion

From the time of Aristotle until the European Renaissance, a roughly 1,000-year...
February 2019
A screenshot from video of a school of fish swimming.
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Bob the Drifter

This video, produced by Waterlust, shows how the Consortium for Advanced Research...
Fri, 02/07/2014 - 15:35
A screenshot from the video showing a bioluminescent seastar.
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The Weird, Wonderful World of Bioluminescence

“It’s a little appreciated fact that most of the animals in our ocean make...
Wed, 04/18/2018 - 09:37
a sperm whale
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Moby Dick's Boom Box: Sound Production in Sperm Whales

Dr. Stefan Huggenberger from the University of Cologne explains sound production in...
Fri, 11/18/2011 - 10:20
a deep-sea submersible
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Submersible Collects Deep-Sea Corals

Come along as scientist Dr. Brendan Roark narrates a submersible dive to collect...
Fri, 08/12/2011 - 14:07
a fur seal
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The Wandering Fur Seal

During the winter and spring months, tagged fur seals migrate thousands of miles in...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 14:03
Screenshot of video showing ship on the ocean.
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Scientists Explore the Ocean in Alvin

Take a tour of the Alvin, a three-person submersible that allows scientists to...
Tue, 12/15/2009 - 17:07
Screenshot from video of a scientist discussing experience in a submersible.
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Scientists Discuss their Submersible Experience

Scientists talk about the experience of exploring the ocean in this excerpt from...
Tue, 12/15/2009 - 17:00
A screenshot from the video "Integrated Ocean Drilling Program" showing the front of a research vessel moving through water.
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Integrated Ocean Drilling Program

Scientists from the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) collect sediments...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 21:49
Screenshot from video "Deep Ocean Explorers" that shows view from below of submersible Alvin underwater.
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Deep Ocean Explorers

The submersible Alvin carries scientists to the deep ocean, where they encounter...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 21:05
Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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A Squalodontid Success

On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47
Humpback whales spend their summers feeding in cold, food-filled Arctic and Antarctic waters before swimming to warmer waters for the winter.
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Humpback Whales Going After Herring

"For the last few years, Norwegian herring have migrated to coastal waters outside...

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