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The Bobtail Squid

A bobtail squid expertly blends in with the light shining from the sea surface, but...
Tue, 02/13/2018 - 14:28
California sea lions swimming
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Sea Lion Sickness

Both humans and sea lions get sick from eating fish and shellfish that have been...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 10:36
Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.
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The Arctic and The Antarctic

Travel to the ends of the earth—literally—and discover the polar ocean basins....
April 2018
This mangrove island in Belize was cleared and dredged to create sand beaches.
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Mangrove Island Clear-Cut for Tourism

This mangrove island in the Pelican Cays, Belize, was clear-cut and filled with...
These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Description of Smithsonian Field Stations

These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term...
Illustration of the extinct ammonite, related to the modern squid.
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Ammonite

Like the modern nautilus, this relative of modern squid hunted from inside the safe...
A map showing the global range of mangroves.
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Mangroves Range

A map that shows the location of mangroves throughout the world. They are mainly...
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Fossil Forams and the Scientific Process

Students use foram “bio cards” to read and interpret authentic scientific data...
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 15:03
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The Amazon River carries all the rainwater that lands in the Amazon rainforest, covering some 2.1 million square miles, into the ocean. And with it, it carries vital nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen and silicon.
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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...
July 2014
A humpback whale breaching.
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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...
March 2014
A Hawaiian petrel in flight
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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...
May 2013
Gabor Szathmary secures one of the plaster jackets containing a fossil "toothed" mysticete that was excavated on Vancouver Island.
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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...
May 2012

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