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What the Megalodon Left Behind
The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...
July 2018
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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...
July 2018
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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor
Until very recently oceanography was a field dominated by men. A seafaring career,...
July 2016
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Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants
You may not have realized it, but you’ve been acquainted with Mary Anning since...
March 2016
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Eugenie Clark - The Shark Lady
Eugenie Clark grew up spending her weekends at the aquarium. Her father died when...
March 2018
Teams of Robots Can Help Us Build 3D Maps of the Ocean
One of the trickiest problems in marine science is figuring out how to map the...
August 2017
It’s All in the (Jellyfish) Family
With their huge number of venomous stinging cells, jellyfish aren’t very cuddly....
August 2017
Ángeles Alvariño: Woman of Many Namesakes
Latin names of species may seem boring—a litany of extra-long names in a dead...
August 2017
How Do Sea Lions Swim?
A family of tourists in Canada’s Steveston Harbor recently got a treat when a...
June 2017
Personal Perspectives
Five Questions with Nancy Rabalais, Tracking Dead Zones In the Gulf
The Gulf of Mexico is known for one of the world's largest “dead zones"—areas...
March 2015
Personal Perspectives
Five Questions with Uta Passow, How An Oil Spill Affects the Movement of Carbon In the Ocean
There are millions of tiny drifting plants in the sunlit ocean, called...
March 2015
Personal Perspectives
Five Questions With Alexis Temkin, Searching For Links Between Deepwater Horizon & Human Health
We all know to avoid touching or eating oil (the fossil fuel variety that is)....
March 2015