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An artist sketches the preserved bones of a specimen in the Smithsonian's collection.
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Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

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Musician Sam Lardner and friends created the 14-song CD Oceans Are Talking to inspire kids and adults to help save the ocean and the creatures living in it.
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Five Questions for Musician Sam Lardner

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Dr. Marian Pettibone, A Woman of Firsts

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Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C
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Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants

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Listen to what happens when researchers in a tiny boat are surrounded by huge North Atlantic Right Whales.
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North Atlantic Right Whale: One Species at a Time

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A transparent box jellyfish with a blue background.
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Box Jellyfish: One Species at a Time

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Sea lions generate thrust, or forward propulsion, by bringing their fore-flippers together in big sweeping motions called “claps.”  When a sea lion “claps,” it stretches its flippers out to the sides and sweeps them down. Then it tucks its flippe
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How Do Sea Lions Swim?

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Forams are tiny single-celled organisms.
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Trials and Tribulations with Contamination

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Tale of a Whale

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A shark tooth embedded in a bone
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What the Megalodon Left Behind

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A dive safety officer keeps a close eye on divers from the surface.
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Diving in the Middle of Nowhere

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A variety of jellyfish
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It’s All in the (Jellyfish) Family

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