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Tiny Ciliate

This Blepharisma japonicum is a single-celled protist called a ciliate, a...

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Cyanobacteria

This blue-green microbe called a cyanobacterium was likely the first photosynthetic...

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The Moon Made Me Do It!

Much like rising and setting sun has an impact on life on Earth, the cycle of the...

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Blue Carbon Infographic

When plants in the ocean die the carbon they use to build their tissues gets stored...

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Mapping Out What’s Next for the Marshall Islands

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

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Invasive Grass

In China, a marsh grass called Spartina alterniflora was introduced in...

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Organisms Beneath the Sand

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

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What If There Were No Sharks?

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...

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Seagrasses and Light in the Chesapeake Bay

Seagrasses growing on the seafloor of the Chesapeake Bay rely on light to...

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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...