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Tiny Ciliate
This Blepharisma japonicum is a single-celled protist called a ciliate, a...
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Cyanobacteria
This blue-green microbe called a cyanobacterium was likely the first photosynthetic...
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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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What the Megalodon Left Behind
The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...
July 2018

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Plot Your Course
Charting your course on the high seas is a skill required of all...
Tue, 07/10/2018 - 10:42

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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean
DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018

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Organisms Beneath the Sand
What’s lurking beneath your beach blanket? Even when a beach looks empty, the...
Wed, 06/07/2017 - 15:48

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Seagrasses and Light in the Chesapeake Bay
Seagrasses growing on the seafloor of the Chesapeake Bay rely on light to...
Fri, 01/12/2018 - 09:35

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The Secret Life of Plankton
Imagine if a fish at the market could tell you where it came from; what would it...
Fri, 08/25/2017 - 10:13

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Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)
When a whale dies, the story has just begun. The massive carcass sinks to the...
Fri, 06/23/2017 - 09:13

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Sea Grapes: A Google Earth Tour
“Sea grapes” may sound like something Poseidon would snack on, and not a killer...
Fri, 12/16/2011 - 10:16

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Science in a Time of Crisis: Tracking the Currents
Part 5 of a 6-part series describing Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's efforts...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 15:44