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Why the Octopus Brain is so Extraordinary

An octopus is a lot brainier than you might imagine considering one of its closest...
Thu, 11/02/2017 - 09:54
A screenshot from the video of colorful corals.
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Slow Life: Time-Lapse on the Coral Reef

How does a coral spend its day? Most of us would say: not doing much. To the human...
Thu, 02/15/2018 - 10:59
A screenshot from video showing illustrations of ancient coral reefs.
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Coral Reefs Changing Over Time

How do we know what coral reefs looked like hundreds of years ago? Often times, we...
Fri, 08/30/2013 - 06:55
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Endangered Ocean Animals

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law on December 28, 1973 by...
Mon, 12/02/2013 - 14:00
The staghorn coral is listed as Threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. It is one of 22 coral species listed.
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Staghorn Coral

Staghorn (seen here) and elkhorn corals are listed as Threatened under the U.S....
White abalone
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White Abalone In Danger

White abalones are slow-moving, algae-eating mollusks. Rapid overharvesting since...
The giant pacific octopus can grow up to 600 pounds!
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Revealing the Largest Octopus

Weighing 600 pounds (around 272kg) and having a 30 foot (around 9 meters) arm span,...
A hippopotamus-like creature swims underwater
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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 An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows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...
August 2016
A sea monster attacks a ship in an illustration for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.
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Sea Monster Attack

A sea monster attacks a ship in an illustration for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by...
Like other cephalopods, the common cuttlefish (Sepia officials Linnaeus, 1758) possesses serious brain power.
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So You Think You're Smarter Than a Cephalopod?

The blanket octopus can rip a poisonous tentacle from a Portuguese man-o-war and...
May 2011

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