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Ancient Turtle

The first fully marine turtles emerged during the Cretaceous Period, a span of time...

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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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An Ancient Turtle

Eunotosaurus, a reptile who lived about 260 million years ago during the Permian...

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One Large Turtle: Protostega gigas

This Protostega gigas is a species of extinct sea turtle from 85 million years ago....

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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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Cold and Stunned

Leah Desrochers, an employee of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, holds a stranded...

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Eye of the Turtle

A closeup of a hawksbill turtle eye. ...