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

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Building a productive ocean is complicated. The process is long (on the order of...

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An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade

Relationships often begin with the locking of eyes. For Yvonne Sadovy, it was a...

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

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The rise and fall of the ocean tides is a predictable phenomenon influenced by the...

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

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For residents of the Marshall Islands, a system of over a thousand islands found on...

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Celebrate World Ocean Day on Saturday, June 9th 2018 from 10:00am - 4:00pm at the...

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

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