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A vaquita pops its head out of the water.
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Vaquitas in Peril

The Vaquita is a small, elusive, and critically endangered marine mammal that lives...
Tue, 07/14/2020 - 15:23
Spinner dolphins in a small inlet off the Kona coast, Hawaii.
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Solidifying the Dolphin Family Tree

With their cartoon-smile faces and intelligent interactions, dolphins have become...
December 2019
Aerial view of a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.
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Hope & Despair for the North Atlantic Right Whale Population

Late one afternoon in February 2019, Melanie White and the other members of a...
May 2019
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...
Thu, 10/28/2010 - 19:01
An artistic rendering of an ocean landscape as it may have looked during the Archean Eon.
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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...
Tue, 09/20/2011 - 15:30
Colorful fishes throng a reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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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...
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 14:05
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
Small red hyperiid.
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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:47
Phoenix the right whale diving in North Atlantic.
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A Tale of a Right Whale

Suspended at the center of the Sant Ocean Hall is a life-size model of a North...
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 15:58
The Ross Sea is a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica.
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A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 11:37
A hippopotamus-like creature swims underwater
Article

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 3-D reconstruction of the skull of a fin whale fetus.
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Keeping An Ear Out For Whale Evolution

Large whales are notoriously hard to study. Except when rising to breathe, they...
March 2015

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