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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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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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An Oyster Reef

Oysters were a significant part of Louisiana's economy in 2010. After the oil BP...

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Dispatches from the Gulf: Mardi Gras, Jazz & Oysters

New Orleans is a city defined by Mardi Gras, jazz, and oysters – lots of oysters....

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Oiled Marsh

Areas of Louisiana's coastal marsh became covered in oil following the BP oil...

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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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Island Ecosystem Transformation via Lava

Residents of Hawaii’s Big Island are holding their breath, and it’s not just...

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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...

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Clever Measures Track Fishing Pressures

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