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Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...

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How Climate Change is Impacting Shark Mothering

As any mother knows, ensuring the safety of your kids is a tough job. For bull...

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An observer on the seashore may make the mistake of thinking that all ocean...

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

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Tagging Sharks with the Smithsonian Movement of Life Initiative

Where do sharks like to hangout? Turns out we largely don’t know. But Smithsonian...

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A New Ocean Zone Described with the Help of a Submersible

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

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Jellyfish predate dinosaurs. How have they survived so long?

Gelatinous drifters that move in a mesmerizing way, jellyfish are beautiful...

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Caribbean reef sharks are not the reef's top predator. A fearful reef shark...

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Living on the Edge: Mangroves

Mangroves are the biological buffers between land and sea. Without them,...

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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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Ocean Currents: Motion in the Ocean

When you look underwater, what is making the seagrass wave in the water? The answer...