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Tech Imitates Life: Sneaky Sea Worm Inspires Soft Robots
Technology is evolving faster than ever, and that means sci-fi fantasies of...
November 2019
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Five Methods for Tracking the Ocean's Motion
From the time of Aristotle until the European Renaissance, a roughly 1,000-year...
February 2019
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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean
DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018
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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
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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
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Exploring the Ocean with Robots and Submarines
To explore the deep ocean, scientists rely on numerous pieces of high-tech...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:11
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The Ocean Under the Microscope: Images from Nikon Small World
The ocean is so big that it can be easy to forget the microscopic beauty of the...
Wed, 04/30/2014 - 10:34
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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
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Under Arctic Ice
Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...
Tue, 01/04/2011 - 14:48
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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
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After the Oil Spill: Research Projects in the Gulf of Mexico with GoMRI
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) was formed as a 10-year independent...
Fri, 01/23/2015 - 13:11
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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium
In the late 1970s, Walter Adey, a paleobiologist and coral reef researcher at the...
October 2017