Oceans

A leatherback turtle is just one of many predators in the ocean

Where the Pacific’s Predators Go

Scientists have found that predator species trade off between prey availability and water temperature in their travels

Still from Cars 2

Top Ten Kids’ Movies With a Green Theme

Loggers, hunters, developers, fishers, polluters and whalers are the evil villains in this movie genre

Scientists use satellite images of the kelp canopy (here, as seen from underwater) to track this important ecosystem over time.

A New View Into California’s Kelp Forests

Satellite imagery is providing new insight into an important ecosystem just off the California coast

The Great Barrier Reef

Ocean Acidification and the Battle Between Coral and Seaweed

Ocean acidification creates plenty of potential problems for life in the oceans, but corals might have it the worst

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Hydrothermal Vents Fertilize Oceans With Fool's Gold

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Humpback Whale Songs Spread From West to East

An Octopus Vulgaris at the Palma Aquarium in Spain

Fourteen Fun Facts About Squid, Octopuses and Other Cephalopods

The cephalopod world is huger and more fascinating than the limited taste of the restaurant world

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Marine Archaeologists Find Shipwreck Linked to Moby Dick

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The Shark That Will Give You More Nightmares Than Jaws

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Finding Science in the Art of Arcimboldo

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La Nina Brings Flooding to Australia

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Looking Forward to the International Year of Chemistry

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Ten Science Stories You Should Have Read

My ten favorite Smithsonian science and nature stories from the past year

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Where Little Fiddler Crabs Like to Hide

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Did Broken Buoys Fail to Warn Victims of the Mentawai Tsunami?

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Ocean More Diverse than Expected, Census Finds

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The World's Oldest Living Organisms

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Hurricanes' Dangerous Rip Currents

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A Jellyfish Summer

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The Mimic Octopus

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