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a red snapper's ear stone in the palm of someone's hand
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The Bone that Logs a Lifetime

Slice through the trunk of a tree and you reveal a pattern of rings that grow out...
December 2019
a red snapper's ear stone in the palm of someone's hand
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A Red Snapper's Ear Stone

Scientists use the ear stones as a way to age the fish. Also called otoliths, they...
a research vessel
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The Mud and Blood Cruise

The Weatherbird embarks on a two-week research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. Its...
Tue, 12/10/2019 - 11:33
Illustration of an offshore oil rig.
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What Are Fossil Fuels?

Ever wonder where a “fossil fuel” gets its name? Fossil fuels are compound...
December 2019
Two silver fish with big eyes facing one another
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Oil's Legacy in the Open Sea

For those who study the deep sea, the Gulf of Mexico is a special place. A...
February 2021
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Modeling the Gulf of Mexico

This middle school science curriculum contains five lesson plans related to ocean...
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 13:57
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Bay Drift: Tracking Ocean Pollution

To introduce students to ocean currents and the transport of marine debris, spilled...
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 10:40
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Oil, Oil Everywhere

Students will demonstrate the different methods used to clean up after an oil spill...
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 10:36
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Oil Spill Cleanup Challenge

The goal of this activity is to get students thinking about oil in the ocean, and...
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 10:10
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A large, black instrument is hauled onto a ship's deck by researchers wearing hard hats and life vests.
Article

What the Big Picture Can Teach Us About Tiny Ocean Creatures

A 1,000-pound metal instrument—about the size of a two-seat Smart car—drops off...
March 2019
an autonomous underwater vehicle
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REMUS the Robot

The REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is equipped with many sensors,...
the foamy surface of the ocean
Article

Five Methods for Tracking the Ocean's Motion

From the time of Aristotle until the European Renaissance, a roughly 1,000-year...
February 2019

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