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In the Eyes of One Shark, Age is Nothing to Fear
In the freezing waters of the Arctic a toothed leviathan – the Greenland shark -...
August 2016
Article
The Cultural Icescapes of the Arctic
Sea ice is typically viewed as the domain of physical and natural scientists, the...
March 2014
Personal Perspectives
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
Arctic Sea Ice: A New Low?
At a recent staff meeting a Smithsonian colleague mentioned that one of his...
September 2011
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A Guide to Earthquake Lesson Plans
It isn’t everyday that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes the East Coast of the...
August 2011
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Riftia Worms: One Species at a Time
In this episode of the Podcast of Life, host Ari Daniel Shapiro dives deep to...
Mon, 06/14/2010 - 16:31
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Bowhead Whale: One Species at a Time
In the episode of One Species at a Time, writer Karen Romano Young takes an...
Mon, 10/25/2010 - 18:18
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Polar Bears: One Species at a Time
The Encyclopedia of Life brings us another installment of the podcast, One...
Tue, 06/28/2011 - 14:25
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Greenland Shark: One Species at a Time
Scientists know the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) moves slowly in the...
Tue, 08/12/2014 - 08:35
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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
Up Close and Personal With the Fastest Glacier in the World
To really see a glacier move, you first have to speed up the passage of time. What...
April 2015
The Sant Ocean Hall: Life at the Poles Exhibit
Most of you know that the Earth’s poles are cold. But did you know that there are...
September 2011