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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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Oyster Shell

Oysters filter about 50 gallons of water a day. ...

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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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Oyster Disease

Along the East Coast of the United States, two diseases can cause significant...

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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...

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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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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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Farming Oysters Despite Acidic Seas

Bill Taylor, Paul Taylor, Diani Taylor and Brittany Taylor have more in common than...

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What Makes Sponges Grow?

Sponges are animals that eat tiny food particles as they pump water through their...

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Bite Size: Bull Shark Predation of Tarpon

Follow a journey with satellite tags placed on bull sharks and tarpon. Both of...