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Sea Lion Sickness

Both humans and sea lions get sick from eating fish and shellfish that have been...

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Treasures in Jeopardy

Students will be able to compare and contrast deep-sea coral reefs with their...

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Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Activity Book

This book is filled with activities about the humpback whales of the Hawaiian...

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Collision Course

Students analyze maps of shipping lanes and whale sightings to devise a new...

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Tale of a Whale

Students exercise their observation skills to do some of the actual work of marine...

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One Hundred Names for Sea Ice

To people living in warm climates, all ice looks the same. But if you live day-in...

Article

The Whale Graveyard Whodunit

One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...

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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...

Article

Why a Tusk? The real-life unicorns of the sea and the tusks that make them famous

In the frigid Arctic Ocean, a mysterious toothed whale—the narwhal— resides...

Struggling to Survive, But with a Chance to Thrive

Progress for Eight Endangered Ocean Creatures From snails to whales,...

Archaeologists Study Early Whaling Community in Quebec, Canada

For over a decade, Smithsonian's Arctic Studies Center archaeologist, William...

Reef Rescue: Protect Coral Reefs with Your Actions

Coral reefs are beautiful, vibrant ecosystems that house roughly one-quarter of all...