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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 An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows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

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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