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Meals of the Mighty Mosasaur

Between 100 and 65 million years ago, at the time when dinosaurs reigned on land,...

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Evolution of Whales Animation

Whales have existed for millions of years. Watch this animation, from the Sant...

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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...

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Under Arctic Ice

Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...

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Narwhal Anatomy

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Amphipod Under Arctic Sea Ice

Several species of amphipod like this one, Gammarus wilkitzkii, live permanently...

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Sally Lightfood Crab, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

The Galápagos Islands site in Ecuador was inscribed on the World Heritage List in...

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Early Whale with Webbed Feet

This early whale was well suited to life at sea. But it also may have spent time on...

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Whales Returned to the Sea

Vertebrates evolved in the sea and eventually moved onto land. The ancestors of...

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The Whale Family Tree

This family tree shows how the ancestors of whales moved gradually from land to...

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Keeping An Ear Out For Whale Evolution

Large whales are notoriously hard to study. Except when rising to breathe, they...

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The Design of a Beautiful Weapon

This summer, many of you have likely enjoyed feasting on crabs, be they blue,...