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Giant Squid Caught on Camera

In 2019 an expedition funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

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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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Ammonoids

Though today cephalopods are best known as soft-bodied creatures such as squid and...

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Meals of the Mighty Mosasaur

Between 100 and 65 million years ago, at the time when dinosaurs reigned on land,...

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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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What the Megalodon Left Behind

The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...

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Who Moved the Beach?

Coastal erosion is a natural process that sweeps large sections of land out to sea....

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Tunicates—Not So Spineless Invertebrates

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

World Ocean Day Events 2018

Celebrate World Ocean Day on Saturday, June 9th 2018 from 10:00am - 4:00pm at the...

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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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Octopi? The Plural of an Octopus

What is a group of eight-legged cephalopods called? Merriam-Webster ends our...