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The Trouvadore: A Story of Deliverance
Join marine archeologists as they trace the history of the Trouvadore, a slave...
Wed, 03/14/2018 - 09:33
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William Dampier - The Pirate Who Collected Plants
Today you can just hop on a plane and be on another continent within a day's time....
December 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
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Galapagos Tortoise
On the Galapagos Islands, William Dampier wrote excitedly of the giant tortoises he...
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Bringing the Western Flyer, and History, Back to Life
As a first year graduate student in marine biology, I shared a large office with...
August 2017
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Counting Mountains of Oysters
A longshoreman stands in front of a large pile of oyster shells on waterfront pier...
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Nuclear Bombs on the Coral Reef
On March 1, 1954, the United States military tested nuclear bombs in the ocean...
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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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Whale Products in Fashion
In the 19th century, "whalebone" was an important fashion tool—however, it wasn't...
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Charles Darwin's Ocean Upwelling
Charles Darwin is so well known he almost needs no introduction. The 19th-century...
February 2015
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History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan
Traveling aboard the Charles W. Morgan, a 173-year-old whaling ship on its 38th...
July 2014
From Mermaids to Manatees: the Myth and the Reality
In centuries past, the ocean was thought to be full of krakens, sea serpents, sea...
March 2014