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On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a biocode—a DNA catalog of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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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....
April 2018
Fish swim in Cabo Pulmo Marine Reserve off the Baja California peninsula.
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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

Solving environmental problems often starts with small groups of people working to...
April 2018
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Expedition to the Poles

Students will use NASA satellite data to...
Tue, 07/19/2011 - 15:56
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Prince William's Oily Mess - A Tale of Recovery

How does an ecosystem recover from a major one-time insult such as an oil spill? As...
Sat, 06/05/2010 - 09:55
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Benthic Drug Store

Students identify three chemicals that are pharmacologically active and are derived...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:16
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Calling All Explorers

Students research and write about what it means to be an ocean explorer, both...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:09
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Wreck Detectives

Students utilize a grid system to document the location of artifacts recovered from...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:08
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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How Diverse is That?

Students discuss the meaning of biological diversity. Students will compare and...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:02
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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I, Robot, Can Do That

Students describe and contrast three types of underwater robots. Students discuss...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:59
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Build Your Own Ecosystem

Students identify key functions that are present in healthy ocean ecosystems....
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:49
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Molecular Explorations

Students will be able to explain and carry out a simple process for separating DNA...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:25
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Exploring Explorations

What discoveries and human benefits have resulted from exploration of the Earth’s...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:20
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