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The Lace Crab

Marella splendens was an arthropod that lived during the Cambrian Period. It is the...

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Form Equals Function for Ancient Sea Lizards and Modern Whales

In the ocean there once lived a creature built for predatory prowess. It had teeth...

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Meals of the Mighty Mosasaur

Between 100 and 65 million years ago, at the time when dinosaurs reigned on land,...

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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...

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What the Megalodon Left Behind

The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...

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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...

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The Amazing Horseshoe Crab

There’s a lot more to a horseshoe crab than meets the eye. They are not even...

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Farming Oysters Despite Acidic Seas

Bill Taylor, Paul Taylor, Diani Taylor and Brittany Taylor have more in common than...

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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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What Makes Sponges Grow?

Sponges are animals that eat tiny food particles as they pump water through their...

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Bite Size: Bull Shark Predation of Tarpon

Follow a journey with satellite tags placed on bull sharks and tarpon. Both of...