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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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What the Big Picture Can Teach Us About Tiny Ocean Creatures

A 1,000-pound metal instrument—about the size of a two-seat Smart car—drops off...

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An Aerostat Balloon

An aerostat is readied to deploy....

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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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Drifters Overboard

The drifters are tossed overboard and then tracked via satellite. ...

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Bamboo Plates Map Currents

These plates were tracked by a drone from above. ...

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Spying a Front

A ship moves through a front, possibly with oil....

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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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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 Mature Humphead

A male humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) can grow to quite the size. They...

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Tank Life of a Humphead Wrasse

Juvenile humphead wrasse are the perfect size to sell at the market—they are...