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Bustling with a spectacular diversity of life, coral reefs are the rain forests of the oceans.

olc_365_staghorn_coral_listing

A coral reef may look like a colorful underwater garden, but these living structures are made by thousands of tiny an...

Make a 3D diorama! All you need are pasta, Play-Doh, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, and hair curlers.

olc_145_gorgonian_fan_coral_listing

With vibrant colors and fantastic shapes, coral reefs are a breathtaking sight. These underwater structures are actua...

Find out what lives in the deep sea, coral reef, and continental shelf.

What unique plants and animals live in this island nation's diverse habitats?
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olc_203_triton_trumpet_listing

Many people have seen the beautiful spiral triton trumpet shell. Unfortunately, most people can see these brown and w...

olc_182_mangroves_listing

Found along tropical coastlines, thick mangrove forests were once considered a nuisance, infested with mosquitoes and...

More than four thousand islands—including one big island—make up this nation in the Caribbean Sea.

olc_296_climate_change_listing

Arctic ice is melting. Coral reefs are disappearing. Sea levels are rising. These events are part of an even bigger p...

olc_149_madagascar_listing

Compared to the continent of Africa, Madagascar may seem small. But this island, the fourth largest in the world, is...

olc_146_habitat_listing

Animals and plants are usually adapted to survive best in particular environments, known as their habitats.

olc_135_blue_ringed_octopus_listing

Many animals and plants use color to warn predators to stay away, and the blue ringed octopus is no exception. When t...

Find out more about global warming. How, and why, we should slow it?

Our oceans are full of colorful creatures. Find out how animals use color for attraction, communication, and camouflage.

olc_148_invasive_species_listing

An invasive species is a living thing that moves into a new region. Species often become "invasive" as a re...

olc_160_white-tailed_spider_listing

Not all spiders spin webs to catch their meals. When night falls in Australia, the white-tailed spider hunts its prey...

World map with pinpoints and photos of scientists on the Bahamas, Madagascar, and Australia.

Take a world-wide tour of biodiversity with three scientists.

Images of Microbes, mushrooms and coral among large question marks

Test your knowledge about the major groups of life on Earth.

olc_159_vladimir_ovtsharenko_listing

Since he was a boy, Vladimir Ovtsharenko has been fascinated by nature. Growing up, he loved collecting spiders, beet...

Explore some of the inventive ways that help living things reproduce and their offspring survive.

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When Paula Mikkelsen moved to Florida, she turned a fun hobby into an exciting career. She enjoyed walking along Flor...

Conservation biologist Ana Luz Porzecanski answers kids' questions.
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Smog in Normandy

Find out about Earth's climate, its consequences, and what we can do.

How do your fossil-sorting skills stack up? Put them to the test with this kid-friendly online puzzle.

Explore this family tree of living things on Earth.

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New Caledonia, a tiny island east of Australia, is the only place where an unusual bird called the kagu is found. Abo...

olc_129_radiated_tortoise_listing

This beautiful tortoise lives in the deserts of Madagascar, an island off the coast of Africa. This reptile gets its...

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To try to piece together how organisms are related, scientists use cladistics.

olc_121_electric_eel_listing

The electric eel is long and narrow like an eel, but it is actually not an eel at all. In fact, electric eels are pro...

olc_122_goliath_frog_listing

Tipping the scales at more than 7 pounds, the Goliath is the largest frog in the world. Just two of these frogs weigh...

olc_123_hellbender_listing

The hellbender is one of the largest salamanders in North America.

olc_125_king_cobra_listing

The king cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world. Whether slithering on land, climbing trees, or swimming, i...

olc_126_komodo_dragon_listing

The Komodo dragon lumbers through the forest on its thick, stocky legs. It sways its head back and forth, flicking it...

olc_127_leatherback_sea_turtle_listing

The leatherback is the world's largest turtle. Unlike the bony exterior of other sea turtles, the exterior of the lea...

olc_128_mountain_gorilla_listing

The mountain gorilla lives high up in the forests of east central Africa.

olc_130_starfish_listing

It's easy to see how the starfish got its name -- with their pointed arms, these creatures look like stars fallen to...

olc_131_aye-aye_listing

The gremlin-like, endangered aye-aye makes its home in the tropical forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coa...

olc_132_whooping_crane_listing

The whooping crane is known as the tallest bird in North America. This long legged creature has been struggling to su...

olc_133_ants_listing

It only seems like the world's entire ant population attends your picnics.

olc_120_california_condor_listing

California condors are the largest birds in North America. Like all vultures, condors are carrion-eaters. This means...

olc_141_dragonflies_listing

Based on fossils of ancient dragonflies, we know these winged insects have been soaring around for at least 300 milli...

olc_143_giant_kelp_listing

Think of giant kelp as the Godzilla of the seaweeds.

olc_144_giant_puffball_mushroom_listing

Giant puffballs aren't your typical mushrooms.

olc_147_ladybird_beetle_listing

Most people know red and black spotted ladybird beetles as friendly insects that are fun to pick up and watch fly awa...

olc_150_mites_listing

If you looked at the contents of a vacuum cleaner bag with a microscope, you'd probably find millions of tiny creatur...

olc_151_mosquitoes_listing

You might think that all mosquitoes are alike, but did you know that there are actually about 2,500 different kinds?...

olc_154_portuguese_man-of-war_listing

The Portuguese man-of-war is actually a floating colony of individuals called polyps that are all dependent on each o...

olc_157_rosy_periwinkle_listing

Although the rosy periwinkle stands only one foot tall, in the world of medicine it's a giant.

olc_158_termites_listing

A rotting log is a mighty tasty meal -- if you're a termite. Termites not only eat wood, some kinds live in it, too....

olc_136_cassava_plant_listing

Cassava is one tough plant because it can grow in poor and unfertile soil in most tropical environments. Cassava is a...

olc_138_cyanobacteria_listing

Have you ever seen pond scum -- that thick, smelly layer of slime floating on the surface of the water? That's probab...

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