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The Model Megalodon

Take a trip to the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. and you...

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Five Methods for Tracking the Ocean's Motion

From the time of Aristotle until the European Renaissance, a roughly 1,000-year...

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The Megalodon

Carcharocles megalodon was once the most fearsome predator to reign the seas. This...

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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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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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The Sant Ocean Hall Turns Ten

The ocean is essential to all life, and covers 71 percent of the Earth’s surface....

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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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Sharks from the Vault

The sharks housed in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's...

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Leopard Catsharks

These gorgeous sharks are leopard catsharks (Poroderma pantherinum) found in the...

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A Toothy Grin

The southern African frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus africana) is a very rare shark...

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Cookie Cutter

This cookie-cutter shark (Isistius brasilienses) has a unique bite mark that they...

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A Blind Shark Baby

The blind shark (Brachaelurus waddi) is lecithotrophic viviparous— the eggs are...