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Webcast: Stories from the Reef

The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef brings together mathematics, marine science,...

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Rethink the Shark

Sharks have a long and impressive lineage.  Ancient sharks were cruising the...

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Citizen Science With a Drift Card

When oil spills into seawater, it's hard to know where ocean currents will carry...

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Fiddler Crabs In a Gulf Marsh

One of the biggest questions is how Gulf animals will fare in the years after the...

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Blue Crab On The Gulf Coast

We often assume that an oil spill means instant death or long-term harm to all...

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Layers of Weathered Oil

There are many sources of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, including natural deep-sea oil...

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A Dirty Blizzard In the Gulf of Mexico

The “Dirty Blizzard of 2010” wasn’t a Nor’Easter. Instead, it was a...

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Killifish in the Gulf of Mexico

Some fish only spend a part of the year in the Gulf of Mexico, but some, like the...

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Dr. Sylvia Earle Testifies on Gulf Oil Spill

Dr. Sylvia Earle, at the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global...

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Keeping Watch on Coral Reefs

Students learn why coral reefs are important, and what can be done to protect them...

Personal Perspectives

Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans

If you are a bird watcher you have probably heard of the Christmas Bird Count. The...