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Microbes Help Corals Pick a Home and Settle Down
Bacteria are everywhere in the ocean. They live in the water, on virtually every...
July 2014
Article
Taking the Temperature of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
The Kemp’s ridley is a “riddler” among sea turtles. Although the species was...
May 2014
Personal Perspectives
Watching for Fish in the Puffin's Beak
In recent years, I have taken to watching flying fish along the Maine coast. Not...
November 2013
Personal Perspectives
The Design of a Beautiful Weapon
This summer, many of you have likely enjoyed feasting on crabs, be they blue,...
September 2013
Is It Love? Why Some Ocean Animals (Sort Of) Mate For Life
We often hear stories of animal love—tales of rare monogamy in the animal kingdom...
February 2015
Beyond the Sea: How Oil Spills in the Ocean Affect Birds On Land
In marshlands along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, it's easy to hear the sharp,...
December 2014
How Octopuses and Squids Change Color
Squids, octopuses, and cuttlefishes are among the few animals in the world that can...
October 2013
Zombie Worms Crave Bone
Zombie worms don’t crave brains: instead they seek bones. The 1 to 3 inch (2 to 7...
June 2013
Having Your Fish and Eating Them Too
A special type of marine protected area (MPA) called a “no-take zone” bans the...
June 2013
Article
Here Comes Santa Claws
Santa isn’t the only long-distance traveler in a red suit—at the beginning of...
December 2016
Article
Why a Tusk? The real-life unicorns of the sea and the tusks that make them famous
In the frigid Arctic Ocean, a mysterious toothed whale—the narwhal— resides...
August 2017
From Larvae to Adults – Finding Impacts of an Oil Spill on Mahi-Mahi
For a month during the summer of 2016, Lela Schlenker spent several hours in the...
April 2017