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Clyde Roper: Squid Hunter - Eyeball to Eyeball

Dr. Clyde Roper, squid expert, explains how he developed a passionate interest in...

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Tale of a Whale

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

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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 An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows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...

Article

Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor

Until very recently oceanography was a field dominated by men. A seafaring career,...

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...

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Box Jellyfish: One Species at a Time

In this episode of the Podcast of Life, learn how three fiery, painful stings...

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North Atlantic Right Whale: One Species at a Time

Hear how research unfolds at sea in a tiny Zodiac surrounded by creatures that...

Teams of Robots Can Help Us Build 3D Maps of the Ocean

One of the trickiest problems in marine science is figuring out how to map the...

Personal Perspectives

Five Questions with Brigitte Ebbe, Polychaete Pundit

Now that the Census of Marine Life is over, we’re checking in with some of the...

Personal Perspectives

Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

Dr. Carole Baldwin never expected to find seven new species of fish among the...

Five Questions for Musician Sam Lardner

Wherever you live—and whatever your age or walk of life—there is something you...