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Dr. Jan Backman, Marine Geologist

Drilling near the North Pole, Dr. Jan Backman reveals a brief moment in time when...

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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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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...

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Turtles Caught in Abandoned Net

An abandoned fishing net carrying 17 dead sea turtles was discovered off the coast...

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Antarctic Minke Whale

The elegant Antarctic minke whale feeds on krill (tiny crustaceans) during the...

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Technology and Sea Turtles

Sea turtles may have survived the planetary changes that killed the dinosaurs, but...

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Green Sea Turtle

A diet of algae and seagrasses gives this turtle (Chelonia mydas) greenish colored...

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Loggerhead Escapes from Fishing Net

One of the biggest threats to sea turtles, such as the loggerhead turtle (Caretta...

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Taking the Temperature of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

The Kemp’s ridley is a “riddler” among sea turtles. Although the species was...

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Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater

How do we know where ocean animals swim day and night? Scientists are getting...

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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...

Struggling to Survive, But with a Chance to Thrive

Progress for Eight Endangered Ocean Creatures From snails to whales,...