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Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows
In the seagrass beds and kelp forests of the Oligocene-Miocene transition, nearly...
August 2016
When Did Today’s Whales Get So Big?
More recently than you might think, say scientists who scoured the fossil...
July 2016
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A Squalodontid Success
On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47
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Keeping An Ear Out For Whale Evolution
Large whales are notoriously hard to study. Except when rising to breathe, they...
March 2015
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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit
One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...
March 2014
Personal Perspectives
The Discovery of Multispecies Communities of Seacows
Sirenians, or seacows, are a group of marine mammals that include manatees and...
January 2012
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Dugong Feeding
Dugongs, along with manatees, make up a group of marine mammals called sirenians or...
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Harp Seal, Prince Edward Island National Park, Canada
Harp seals are protected in the United States by the Marine Mammal Protection Act....
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Multispecies Communities of Seacows
Sirenians, or seacows, are a group of marine mammals that include manatees and...
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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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What is El Nino?
This activity explores the potential for climate variability and change to trigger...
Fri, 03/19/2010 - 14:51
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In the Arctic, the Times, They Are a-Changin: You Can Pitch in to Understand How
Invasive species are often in the news these days, with human-transported organisms...
November 2015