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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...
December 2018
Very colorful array of jellyfish.
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Jellyfish predate dinosaurs. How have they survived so long?

Gelatinous drifters that move in a mesmerizing way, jellyfish are beautiful...
Tue, 09/05/2017 - 09:34
Screenshot of Nancy Knowlton speaking at "Lecture: One Year After the Gulf Oil Spill"
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Lecture: One Year After the Gulf Oil Spill

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, opening up a well that...
Tue, 04/26/2011 - 17:02
a giant squid specimen
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Clyde Roper: Squid Hunter - Eyeball to Eyeball

Dr. Clyde Roper, squid expert, explains how he developed a passionate interest in...
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 09:54
a seastar
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Oil’s Impact on Marine Invertebrates

In the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill, what is the effect of oil on invertebrates...
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 09:27
the oil on the surface
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The Gulf Oil Spill: Effects on Marine Life

The Deepwater Horizon disaster has imperiled the ecosystem along the U.S. Gulf...
Wed, 06/09/2010 - 15:48
two scientists hammering a sediment core
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Oil and Water Don't Mix, Even After 40 Years

More than 40 years after the 1969 oil spill in Massachusetts’ Wild Harbor salt...
Mon, 05/03/2010 - 18:02
Screenshot of "Sea Creatures from the Deep" video showing the teeth of an anglerfish.
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Sea Creatures from the Deep: A Video by National Geographic and the Census of Marine Life

The Census of Marine Life - a ten-year effort by scientists from...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 22:05
a squid in blue water
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Quest for the Giant Squid

Watch a Discovery video on Smithsonian squid expert Clyde Roper’s search for...
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 16:17
Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
overview

Giant Squid

Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...
April 2018
A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
overview

Bioluminescence

You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...
April 2018
A researcher leans off of a boat to tag a great white shark.
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Collaborator Research

Recent Antarctic expeditions, underwater volcano monitoring, studies of...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 10:02

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