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Gulf Oil Spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is recognized as the worst oil spill in U.S....

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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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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the...

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Picking Up Trash Along the Coast

A group of students pick up trash along the coast of Guyana during the Ocean...

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Blue Carbon

What is blue carbon? It's a term used to describe the carbon that is captured from...

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Lecture: "Troubled Waters in the Gulf of Mexico"

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill brought the world's attention to the Gulf of...

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Unhealthy Coral Reef, Kiritimi, Line Islands

Algae has overtaken this coral reef off heavily populated Kiritimati, or Christmas...

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Sunset over Boston Harbor

A sunset over Boston Harbor. Called the "harbor of shame" in the 1980s due to raw...

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Baby Sea Turtles in Jalisco, Mexico

These baby olive ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea) will eventually provide a home to...

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Great White Shark: One Species at a Time

In this episode of the Podcast of Life, students from Martha's Vineyard Regional...

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Polar Bears: One Species at a Time

The Encyclopedia of Life brings us another installment of the podcast, One...

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Greenland Shark: One Species at a Time

Scientists know the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) moves slowly in the...