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Fish Heart Out of Water

Under the lens of a microscope—in a shallow, glass well—spindly orbs pulse at...

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Dispatches from the Gulf: Centers of Innovation

After the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, scientists needed to understand exactly how the...

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Bite Size: Bull Shark Predation of Tarpon

Follow a journey with satellite tags placed on bull sharks and tarpon. Both of...

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Celebrating Marine Moms

The ocean is home to many moms of all shapes and sizes: from charismatic polar...

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Watson and the Shark

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A Shark's Toothy Grin

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Blue Whale Specimen

This 1936 blue whale specimen from the Gulf of Alaska (above: preserved in alcohol,...

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Learning From A Stranded Fin Whale

Dr. Maya Yamato and colleague John Ososky dissect the head of a deceased stranded...

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Citizen Science With a Drift Card

When oil spills into seawater, it's hard to know where ocean currents will carry...

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Fiddler Crabs In a Gulf Marsh

One of the biggest questions is how Gulf animals will fare in the years after the...

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Blue Crab On The Gulf Coast

We often assume that an oil spill means instant death or long-term harm to all...