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An observation of a bear using a rock as a scratching tool surprises scientists. Read more

Posted Thu Mar 10, 2011 03:00 AM ET | 0
Feeding barnacles look quite strange when seen up close. Biobus Ben explains in this quick video shot in his mobile lab. Watch video
Posted by Emily Sohn Thu Aug 19, 2010 02:00 PM ET | 0
We’re throwing away more and more plastic. If it’s not ending up in the open Atlantic, where is it going? Read more

Posted Tue Nov 25, 2008 07:30 AM ET
Measurements of ocean acidification in the U.S. Pacific Northwest show acidity is rising more than ten times faster than climate models have predicted. Read more

Posted Thu Oct 2, 2008 05:57 AM ET
Marine life is increasingly threatened by the accumulation of so-called microplastics in the environment, say scientists. Read more

Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:15 AM ET
In one of the earliest hints of "modern" living, humans 164,000 years ago put on primitive makeup and hit the seashore for steaming mussels, new archaeological finds show. Call it a beach party for early man. Read more

Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 08:55 AM ET
Mussels have a remarkable strategy for staying put in surf zones, despite the crashing waves: they secrete a fluid that can bond to virtually any surface. Now scientists have developed a coating that mimics the tenacious adhesion of a mussel. Read more

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