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Sickness in the Sea: A Coral Plague Hits Florida

Florida corals had a rough 2014. During that year higher than normal ocean...

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Robotic Ocean Explorer

This is the world’s first unmanned, underwater robot—or “glider”—to cross...

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The Ocean Throughout Geologic Time, An Image Gallery

Evidence shows that life probably began in the ocean at least 3.5 billion years...

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Bizarre and Beautiful Coral Reef Animals

From parrotfish that cover themselves in a blanket of their own mucus to tiny pygmy...

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Endangered Ocean Animals

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law on December 28, 1973 by...

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Ocean Objects of Wonder

As humans, we are constantly learning. Not only as individuals from the moment we...

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Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows

In the seagrass beds and kelp forests of the Oligocene-Miocene transition, nearly...

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Microbes Help Corals Pick a Home and Settle Down

Bacteria are everywhere in the ocean. They live in the water, on virtually every...

A Brittle Star May Be a Coral’s Best Friend

Five thousand feet (1,524 meters) beneath the sea in the Gulf of Mexico, an...

CARTHE Drifters: Where does oil go when it is spilled?

Throw a message in a bottle into the vast ocean and where does it go? The answer to...

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Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean

Glider Technology Now Used to Study Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico The first...

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When Art Meets Science: The Hyberbolic Crochet Coral Reef

The “Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef,” a unique exhibition and thought-provoking...