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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice
The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of...
September 2013
Personal Perspectives
Signs of a Recovering Harbor
For more than two centuries, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground. In 1773,...
July 2013
Personal Perspectives
Humpback Whales in Antarctica: What Are the Whales Doing?
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) are the most abundant baleen whale in the...
February 2013
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The Oil Spill, Two Years Later
Two years ago last week, on April 20, 2010, an explosion on the oil-drilling rig...
April 2012
Personal Perspectives
Listening for Clues About Sonar’s Effects on Marine Mammals
Many animals depend on their eyes to navigate, find food, locate mates, and for...
January 2011
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Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?
Lately we’ve been fielding questions from Smithsonian visitors wondering how they...
June 2010
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Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales
When compared to dolphins and large baleen whales, beaked whales lose a bit of the...
November 2017
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Why a Tusk? The real-life unicorns of the sea and the tusks that make them famous
In the frigid Arctic Ocean, a mysterious toothed whale—the narwhal— resides...
August 2017
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Upcycled Ocean Plastic
The Possibilities Are Endless For Reuse of Plastic Ocean Trash Today, most...
August 2016
Three Ways You Can Use Genomics to Study Oil Spill Impacts
You’ve probably heard of genetics—you can now swab your mouth and use DNA to...
January 2016
Fighting Plastic From Every Angle
Ocean plastic comes in all shapes and sizes, from the flip-flops and bottles that...
September 2014
Five Questions for Richard Carson, Natural Resource Economist
In 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Alaska’s Prince William...
March 2014