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The Bobtail Squid

A bobtail squid expertly blends in with the light shining from the sea surface, but...

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Sea Lion Sickness

Both humans and sea lions get sick from eating fish and shellfish that have been...

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The Arctic and The Antarctic

Travel to the ends of the earth—literally—and discover the polar ocean basins....

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Mangrove Island Clear-Cut for Tourism

This mangrove island in the Pelican Cays, Belize, was clear-cut and filled with...

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Description of Smithsonian Field Stations

These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term...

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Ammonite

Like the modern nautilus, this relative of modern squid hunted from inside the safe...

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Mangroves Range

A map that shows the location of mangroves throughout the world. They are mainly...

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Fossil Forams and the Scientific Process

Students use foram “bio cards” to read and interpret authentic scientific data...

Personal Perspectives

Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180

How do you explain a scientific paper in three minutes or less? What if you were...

Personal Perspectives

Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

Whales swimming in the ocean are never really alone. Even if one swims by itself...

Personal Perspectives

4,000 Years of Marine History through the Eyes of a Seabird

Most people have never heard of the Hawaiian petrel, an endangered, crow-sized...

Personal Perspectives

Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner

After a few long days of hard work on the island, we were finally able to excavate...