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Major in Marine Biology
Researchers from the University of Washington are using high-tech tags to record the movements of swordfish — big, deep-water, migratory, open-ocean fish that are poorly studied — and get a window into the ocean depths they inhabit.
Read moreHumpback whale population on the rise after near miss with extinction
A population of humpback whales in the South Atlantic has rebounded from the brink of extinction.
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Students interested in environmental education and outreach can explore options for an 'Alternative Spring Break'. This requires enrollment in a winter quarter course.
Read morePiranha fish swap old teeth for new simultaneously
With the help of new technologies, a team led by the University of Washington has confirmed that piranhas — and their plant-eating cousins, pacus — do in fact lose and regrow all the teeth on one side of their face multiple times throughout their lives. How they do it may help explain why the fish go to such efforts to replace their teeth.
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Study at Friday Harbor Laboratories
Find out more about Friday Harbor Laboratories, one of the best places in the world to study marine biology, in the scenic San Juan Islands.
