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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...

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Algae Bloom Brings a Red Tide

An algae called Karenia brevis can bloom into a sea of red when there are...

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Tunicates—Not So Spineless Invertebrates

There are thousands of marine invertebrate animals in the ocean, from small to...

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A New Ocean Zone Described with the Help of a Submersible

Beneath vibrant coral reefs, but above the lightless depths of the sea, lies the...

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Organisms Beneath the Sand

What’s lurking beneath your beach blanket? Even when a beach looks empty, the...

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What If There Were No Sharks?

What would happen if we let our fear of sharks lead people to kill them all? This...

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Map of Shark Protections Through Time

Sharks face many threats from people, including extreme overfishing driven by high...

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Slow Life: Time-Lapse on the Coral Reef

How does a coral spend its day? Most of us would say: not doing much. To the human...

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Seagrasses and Light in the Chesapeake Bay

Seagrasses growing on the seafloor of the Chesapeake Bay rely on light to...

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Coral Reefs Changing Over Time

How do we know what coral reefs looked like hundreds of years ago? Often times, we...

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Connecting Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are some of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet that are home...

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Sea Grapes: A Google Earth Tour

“Sea grapes” may sound like something Poseidon would snack on, and not a killer...