One of my favorite urban myths is that at any point in time you are never more than six feet away from a rat. Turns…
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Category: Conservation & Environment
On the Importance of Doing Science With Your Kids
I first met Kimberlee Leroux on a rare, rainy day on the beautiful Central Coast of California. We had both enrolled in a weeklong intensive…
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The Writings on the Sea-Wall: Climate Science Alliance
As science communicators, we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to translate the ramblings of the ivory tower into a relatable and accessible public…
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The Return to Silent Spring
This is a guest post dually written by Nick Hayman and Dr. Violet Renick. Last week, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt denied the petition to ban…
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The Ocean Lover’s Guide to Contacting Your Elected Officials
The last couple months have been a political and emotional cyclone. I, and I am sure many of you, have too frequently found ourselves enduring…
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The Writing on the Sea-Wall: High Water Line
As science communicators, we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to translate the ramblings of the ivory tower into a relatable and accessible public…
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When Is An Internship Not An Internship?
An interesting discussion is playing out on NOAA Coral List regarding how we define “internships.” This got started after the Roatan Institute for Marine Science…
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Trolling in the deep: from raging rants to support of the strange
Today’s guest post is by Natasha Phillips, a marine biologist and PhD researcher based at Queen’s University Belfast, interested in the movement ecology, diet and…
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The importance of being NOAA
Did you look at the weather before you left the house today? NOAA provided that data. Do you eat salmon, shellfish or even McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish?…
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