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Exploring Ocean Life with an Underwater Vehicle

Studies along the Northwest Atlantic Ocean shelf break- the transition from...

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Reducing Bycatch

Bycatch, the name given to fish and other ocean animals that are caught...

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Taking an Ice Sample

Using a drill, a team removes a chunk from the thick Arctic ice. Small samples are...

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Exploring the Ocean with Robots and Submarines

To explore the deep ocean, scientists rely on numerous pieces of high-tech...

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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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Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

By now, you have probably heard of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The name...

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What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

Imagine: You’re in a small submersible, and you gently settle on the soft muddy...

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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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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: One Species at a Time

What is it like to be eyeball to eyeball with a fish the size of a Volkswagen? In...

From Submarines to Robots: Exploring the Deep Ocean

Filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer James Cameron on March 25, 2012, became...

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Scientists Use Bioacoustics to Protect Marine Mammals

Marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, and seals have an amazing ability to hold...