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Mapping Out What’s Next for the Marshall Islands
For residents of the Marshall Islands, a system of over a thousand islands found on...
June 2018
video
Efforts to Protect the Critically Endangered Monk Seal
Monk seals -- the only completely tropical species of seal in the world -- are in...
Tue, 06/14/2011 - 14:53
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Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Using maps and graphics, Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell provides an...
Mon, 03/14/2011 - 17:08
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Dr. Jan Backman, Marine Geologist
Drilling near the North Pole, Dr. Jan Backman reveals a brief moment in time when...
Fri, 03/26/2010 - 13:03
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Sea Level Rise
The ocean never stops moving. When you visit the beach, waves roll in and recede...
slideshow
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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Endangered Ocean Animals
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law on December 28, 1973 by...
Mon, 12/02/2013 - 14:00
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Seafloor Earthquakes Study
Geophysicist Jian Lin of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and chief U.S....
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Elevator Rudists
These "elevator" rudists, an ancient bivalve, used one long heavy valve to anchor...
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Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows
In the seagrass beds and kelp forests of the Oligocene-Miocene transition, nearly...
August 2016
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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor
Until very recently oceanography was a field dominated by men. A seafaring career,...
July 2016
slideshow
Foraminifera
Microscopic, single-celled organisms called foraminifera have a fossil record that...
Thu, 03/25/2010 - 16:23