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Meals of the Mighty Mosasaur
Between 100 and 65 million years ago, at the time when dinosaurs reigned on land,...
November 2018
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If You Build An Ocean, Sea Monsters Will Come
Building a productive ocean is complicated. The process is long (on the order of...
October 2018
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Snakestones
Here is an ammonite, an extinct, shelled cephalopod related to the octopus and...
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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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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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Why the Octopus Brain is so Extraordinary
An octopus is a lot brainier than you might imagine considering one of its closest...
Thu, 11/02/2017 - 09:54
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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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Moby Dick's Boom Box: Sound Production in Sperm Whales
Dr. Stefan Huggenberger from the University of Cologne explains sound production in...
Fri, 11/18/2011 - 10:20
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Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Using maps and graphics, Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell provides an...
Mon, 03/14/2011 - 17:08
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Reducing Bycatch
Bycatch, the name given to fish and other ocean animals that are caught...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:18
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Tracking Tsunamis
Tsunamis, giant waves caused by underwater earthquakes, speed across the ocean at...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:16
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Whale Rescue
When a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale becomes entangled in...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 10:50