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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...

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Ice Divers Prepare to Plunge

It takes special equipment and many warm layers of clothing to dive safely beneath...

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Don't Feed Wild Dolphins

A Twelve-Step group for wild animals with people-food addictions? Don’t be...

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Investigating Nutrient Pollution's Impact on Mangroves

At Carrie Bow Cay in Belize, Dr. Candy Feller explains her research on the effect...

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Testing DNA samples

Researcher Aimee Ellison tests samples for DNA barcoding at the Gump Field Station...

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Calling All Explorers

Students research and write about what it means to be an ocean explorer, both...

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Who Has the Data?

Students learn what types of data scientists collect to monitor coral reefs, and...

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Tale of a Whale

Students exercise their observation skills to do some of the actual work of marine...

Young Voices

Trials and Tribulations with Contamination

My internship at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History started off...

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Let's Get Our Hands Dirty This Women's History Month

In the ocean world, there are many women to celebrate during Women’s History...

Personal Perspectives

Back to School, Ocean Portal Style

At the Ocean Portal, we love the back-to-school season. There’s excitement in the...

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Students Study Plankton

Students in Monterey Bay share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton...