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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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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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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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Clever Measures Track Fishing Pressures

Imagine taking a few measurements from a freshly caught fish and from that small...

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Fish Heart Out of Water

Under the lens of a microscope—in a shallow, glass well—spindly orbs pulse at...

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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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A Rainbow of Colorful Lobsters

Most lobsters are a mottled brown color, but sometimes you can see a strange orange...

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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...

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The Making of "The Bright Beneath"

Follow an artist from inspiration to installation in this short video. It features...

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Researching Invasive Species Near the Panama Canal

If you want to study invasive species in the ocean, the Panama Canal offers a lot...

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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...