How Do You Science | Meet a Marine Biologist

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Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe.  If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world.
 
Today we're talking about birds with Wes Dowd, a marine biologist and environmental physiologist at Washington State University. 

• Learn about tiny crustaceans called copepods, which are a type of plankton— and rock out to this song about zooplankton
• Check out ocean mussels and their freshwater cousins
• Discover how to explore tide pools gently

Resources You Can Use

• Spend some time on the American Museum of Natural History's marine biology page
• Learn more about ocean plankton with Black in Marine Science

As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.