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Some exotic creatures lurk in the polar seas, but perhaps none is more bizarre than the giant sea spider.
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How is the ocean like a layer cake? What creatures live there? And how important is the ocean? Take a dive and find out!
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The leatherback is the world's largest turtle. Unlike the bony exterior of other sea turtles, the exterior of the lea...
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Not all spiders spin webs to catch their meals. When night falls in Australia, the white-tailed spider hunts its prey...
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Think of giant kelp as the Godzilla of the seaweeds.
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It's easy to see how the starfish got its name -- with their pointed arms, these creatures look like stars fallen to...
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The Portuguese man-of-war is actually a floating colony of individuals called polyps that are all dependent on each o...
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For centuries, orange roughy went mostly unnoticed by humans. These fish thrived in the dark, the cold, and the inten...
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With their white bellies and dark backs, dolphins can be found jumping above the water, swimming alongside fishing sh...
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This beautiful tortoise lives in the deserts of Madagascar, an island off the coast of Africa. This reptile gets its...
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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...
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Giant puffballs aren't your typical mushrooms.
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This large dark bird is unmistakable soaring in the air along the coast.
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Many people have seen the beautiful spiral triton trumpet shell. Unfortunately, most people can see these brown and w...
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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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Dinoflagellates are tiny, one-celled organisms that live in oceans and freshwater ponds, rivers, and streams. Some di...
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Are these rare and colorful creatures flowering plants or animals?
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Ornithologists, or scientists who study birds, want to prevent the forests of the Pacific Northwest from being choppe...
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The St. Vincent parrot makes its home on the tropical island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean. These parrots are cover...
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The American crocodile has lived on Earth for millions of years, but today their numbers are rapidly declining becaus...
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The Asian elephant is one of the largest land mammals in the world. Some people believe that elephants feel joy and s...
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The Tibetan antelope, also known as "chiru," is one of the most beautiful mammals in the world.
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California condors are the largest birds in North America. Like all vultures, condors are carrion-eaters. This means...
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Tipping the scales at more than 7 pounds, the Goliath is the largest frog in the world. Just two of these frogs weigh...
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The hellbender is one of the largest salamanders in North America.
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The king cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world. Whether slithering on land, climbing trees, or swimming, i...
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The Komodo dragon lumbers through the forest on its thick, stocky legs. It sways its head back and forth, flicking it...
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The mountain gorilla lives high up in the forests of east central Africa.
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The whooping crane is known as the tallest bird in North America. This long legged creature has been struggling to su...
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It only seems like the world's entire ant population attends your picnics.
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Cassava is one tough plant because it can grow in poor and unfertile soil in most tropical environments. Cassava is a...
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Based on fossils of ancient dragonflies, we know these winged insects have been soaring around for at least 300 milli...
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Most people know red and black spotted ladybird beetles as friendly insects that are fun to pick up and watch fly awa...
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If you looked at the contents of a vacuum cleaner bag with a microscope, you'd probably find millions of tiny creatur...
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You might think that all mosquitoes are alike, but did you know that there are actually about 2,500 different kinds?...
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Although the rosy periwinkle stands only one foot tall, in the world of medicine it's a giant.
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A rotting log is a mighty tasty meal -- if you're a termite. Termites not only eat wood, some kinds live in it, too....
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What do we have in common with sharks, bluebirds, lizards, and toads? We are all vertebrates, or animals with backbon...
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The snowy egret is a beautiful sight. An adult egret is distinguished by its dark slender beak, long black legs, and...
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Vietnam is a country of amazing biodiversity, including many rare and unusual species. One fascinating example is the...
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Most mammals that live on land use their legs to get around. But the white-handed gibbon relies mostly on its arms. U...
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There are more than 250 kinds of vipers, a family of poisonous snakes. The largest of all is the gabon viper.
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This extinct bird weighed over 330 pounds and had heavy legs and tiny wings. 
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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...
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To try to piece together how organisms are related, scientists use cladistics.
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Explore this family tree of living things on Earth.
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With its furry coat, friendly face, and playful nature, the sea otter is perhaps one of the most endearing animals in...
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All aboard! Hop on a submersible and explore an amazing diversity of life at the ocean floor.
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Far beneath the ocean's surface is a mysterious world of cold temperatures, intense pressure, and almost total darkne...
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The frigid waters of the Arctic and the Antarctic may seem like hostile habitats. But a variety of marine life -- fro...
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Throughout the world's oceans, tiny particles swirl, drift, and fall like snowflakes from the ocean's upper levels.
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Around the North Pole, temperatures are so cold that parts of the ocean turn into solid ice called "sea ice.
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Find out what lives in the deep sea, coral reef, and continental shelf.
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California sea lions are playful, intelligent, and fast—in and out of water. Their large flippers enable them to leap...
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Can you make it down to the ocean floor? Along the way, discover what makes water special.
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What's threatening planet Earth and how can we protect it? Find out more in these videos of kids at the Museum.
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The deep sea is not an easy place to explore. To observe the ocean below 2,000 meters (or 6,562 feet), scientists mus...
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Imagine you are a marine biologist, traveling far beneath the ocean surface in a submersible.
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Growing up in Argentina, Adriana Aquino loved nature, especially the ocean. As a young girl, she wondered what it wou...
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The seafloor covers more than half of the Earth's surface. Most of the seafloor consists of the flat, expansive abyss...
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Some of Earth's oddest creatures live arounddeep-sea hydrothermal (hot water) vents. These vents spew plumes of hot,...
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Polar bears are the top predator of the icy Arctic. But these large, furry white mammals have to work hard for their...
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A firefly's light seems rare and magical. Yet there are many living things that blink, glow, flash, and glitter. The...
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Do fresh water and salt water mix? Find out in this experiment.
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What adaptations help these creatures survive?
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Like many kids interested in science, Ro Kinzler thought she wanted to be a marine biologist. But later on, she reali...
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Send a note to a friend with these watery letterheads.
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At the top of the world is a cold and icy area called the Arctic. It is made up of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Nort...
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How do mammals respond to cold water? Take the plunge into icy water and find out.
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See how many different plants and animals you can find in this virtual mangrove swamp. 
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Bustling with a spectacular diversity of life, coral reefs are the rain forests of the oceans.
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Most ocean plants and animals live near the shore, on a narrow ribbon of seafloor called the continental shelf.
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The giant squid is the largest invertebrate, or animal without a backbone, ever to have lived on Earth! 
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All animals of the sea depend on plankton, the tiny organisms that drift in the ocean.
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Solve these interactive story puzzles to find out how people and other animals live in the Arctic.
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Create land and sea animals that "glow" in the dark!
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Make a 3D diorama! All you need are pasta, Play-Doh, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, and hair curlers.
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Animals and plants are usually adapted to survive best in particular environments, known as their habitats.
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Found along tropical coastlines, thick mangrove forests were once considered a nuisance, infested with mosquitoes and...
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The striped bass has been a popular catch for fishermen for centuries. These fishes are known for their spiny fins an...
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A coral reef may look like a colorful underwater garden, but these living structures are made by thousands of tiny an...
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Estuaries are places where a river meets the sea. This ever-changing ecosystem is bursting with life. Saltwater from...
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Create a flounder fish that's hard to spot!
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Many animals and plants use color to warn predators to stay away, and the blue ringed octopus is no exception. When t...
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With vibrant colors and fantastic shapes, coral reefs are a breathtaking sight. These underwater structures are actua...
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Ian Harrison first became interested in sea life during family vacations to the southwest coast of England.
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Despite its ferocious appearance, Barong Ket is a welcome sight in Bali, Indonesia.
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The kraken is a sea monster with long, snakelike arms. This amazing creature may have been inspired by a living anima...
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Arctic ice is melting. Coral reefs are disappearing. Sea levels are rising. These events are part of an even bigger p...
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These creatures have lived in Earth's oceans for over 545 million years!
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Find out more about global warming. How, and why, we should slow it?
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More than four thousand islands—including one big island—make up this nation in the Caribbean Sea.
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Antarctica is like no other place on Earth. The continent is covered almost entirely by a thick ice sheet. Yet there...
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Our oceans are full of colorful creatures. Find out how animals use color for attraction, communication, and camouflage. 
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You could travel the globe, but there's only one place you'd find a ruffed lemur: Madagascar. It is an endemic specie...
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Bubbling hot springs. Antarctic ice. Deep ocean trenches. The Himalayan peaks. Few organisms can live in any of these...
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Many other animals use camouflage -- colors, textures, or patterns that help them blend in with their environment.
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Plankton are the microscopic organisms of the sea. Just as plants form the basis for the ecosystem on land, phytoplan...
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When viewed from above, the wide-open sea is vast and flat. But venture below and you'll find a varied landscape that...
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Hundreds of years ago, European sailors placed carved mermaids on the front of their ships as figureheads and told ta...
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For over 1,000 years, people called the Inuit lived in the Arctic. Long ago, they relied on fishing and hunting for s...
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Have you ever caught a firefly on a warm summer night? Chances are it was a common eastern firefly (Photinus pyralis)...
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In satellite images of Earth's atmosphere, it's easy to spot the large, spiraling clouds of hurricane. These powerful...
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Tornadoes are nature's most powerful storms. These swirling funnels of wind can rip cars, trees, and even houses from...
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This treehopper looks more like an ant than the flying insect it is. Its costume, called a "helmet," grows...
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Why are many animal and plant species dying out forever?
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Discover how these deep sea creatures create their own light!
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Museum scientists answer kids' questions!
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A marine biologist answers kids' questions about how climate change affects life in the ocean.
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There is nothing in the world like water. Without it, our world would be a very different place. Water covers over tw...
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Solve these story puzzles to find out more about how life in the Arctic is affected by climate change. 
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Find out what you can do to protect the oceans and ocean life.
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Water is a precious resource, and all things need water to survive.
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Can you match these marine animals with their baby pictures? 
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Animals swim, walk, crawl, slither, squirm, and even fly through the air. They can catch free rides by attaching them...
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How do simple storms turn into swirling hurricanes?
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Scientists have identified over 1.75 million species on Earth -- over one million of them are insects and spiders.
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Eleanor Sterling is the Director for the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural H...
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When Paula Mikkelsen moved to Florida, she turned a fun hobby into an exciting career. She enjoyed walking along Flor...
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The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth.
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Scientists often need to examine things that are too small to be seen by the human eye, like bacteria or the tiny cel...
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When Martha Hurley first took science as a kid, she thought it was boring. She'd rather be outside exploring nature....
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What was it like outside when you left your house today? Cool and windy? Hot and sunny? That's the weather: the condi...
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When most people think of flamingos, they imagine the delicate pink bird wading in a warm and sunny tropical marsh. N...
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This butterfly once lived in the mangrove forests along the tropical coast of Taiwan.
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With its long, dramatic crest, the giant Pteranodon longiceps is easy to recognize.
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Long before dinosaurs, these strange roach-like creatures scurried along the ancient sea floor.
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Is this animal a tadpole, frog, salamander, or lizard? Take a guess!
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Explore the layers of our planet: the crust, mantle, and core.
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George Harlow travels the world over to study how jade, rubies, and diamonds form. George wants to find out what thes...
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In 1910, British naval officer Robert Falcon Scott set sail for Antarctica aboard the Terra Nova. He hoped to be the...
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Henry Bowers was no stranger to the sea. He had sailed around the world 5 times. But when he join- ed Robert Scott's...
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In the early 1900s, Olav Bjaaland was a skiing champion in Norway. In 1910, he joined famous explorer Roald Amundsen...
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Two thousand years ago, an ancient city called Petra thrived deep in the desert of Nabataean kingdom.
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Even though this whale of a whale weighs many tons, the humpback whale can make acrobatic leaps out of the water!
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Some people may call invertebrates spineless because they lack a backbone or spine! But these amazing creatures are t...
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Ed Mathez has always been fascinated by rocks and the Earth. As a young boy, he went with his mother to old rock quar...
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The first vertebrates to fly took to the skies about 215 million years ago. These creatures were neither birds nor ba...
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When you wake up in the morning, you might see sunlight through your window, hear birds chirping, or smell breakfast.
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Until 1828, pterosaur fossils had been found only in Germany. Then a new kind of pterosaur fossil was discovered in E...
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Unlike modern reptiles, pterosaurs weren't covered in scales. They were covered in fuzz! Pterosaurs kept warm with a...
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About 100 million years ago, a flying reptile called Pterodaustro guinazui soared above the coast of what is now Arge...
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Imagine a flying reptile the size of a two-seater plane! That's Quetzalcoatlus, one of the largest flying animals eve...
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The body of a sawfish may look like a fish, but its long, flat snout sets it apart. Rimmed with razor-sharp points, t...
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Find out about Earth's climate, its consequences, and what we can do.
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Explore an ancient city carved into the sandstone cliffs.
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Find out how he became a geologist and what you can learn from studying rocks.
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Take a look at some of the extraordinary ways that animals experience the world around them.
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OLogy learning: Find resources for K-5 grade levels.
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Conservation biologist Ana Luz Porzecanski answers kids' questions.
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Earthquakes are happening all the time. Find out what makes the earth shake.
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Put on these handmade masks or puppets and tell your own mythic tale.
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Herpetologist Chris Raxworthy answers kids' questions.
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Find out why Alice in Wonderland is Mandë's favorite poison story.
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What does this marine biologist like most about her work? Find out!
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Explore how Eleanor is protecting the world's animals and plants.
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What kind of person becomes an ichthyologist, a scientist who studies fish?
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Paleontologist Mark Norell answers questions about T. rex.