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ARTICLE Martha Nizinski: Hooked on Deep-Sea Corals Nine years ago I was invited by a colleague to join a research team investigating deep-sea coral habitats. I was asked to examine the invertebrates associated with these ecosystems. After my...MORE STORIES


	VIDEO MORE VIDEOS The Whale Acoustic Lab John Hildebrand discusses his research at the Scripps Whale Acoustic Lab on the...
	ARTICLE MORE STORIES Amy Baco-Taylor: Passionate about Deep-Sea Corals Two events made me passionate about deep-sea corals. One was my first submarine...
	BLOG POST MORE STORIES Making Science Sing: The Longest Time (Coral Triangle Edition) How do you make science sing? Just ask a couple of female scientists to sing abo...

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					Investigating Nutrient Pollution's Impact on Mangroves Apr 26, 2013 - 9:47AMAt Carrie Bow Cay in Belize, Dr. Candy Feller explains her research on the effect of excess nutrients on mangrove swamps. Feller runs the Animal-Plant Interaction Lab at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. See a photo...

Researching Invasive Species Near the Panama Canal

Sep 1, 2011 - 11:27AM

If you want to study invasive species in the ocean, the Panama Canal offers...

Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

May 5, 2011 - 2:49PM

Rachel Caauwe was one of a dozen artists who spent a recent Saturday...

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Coral Scientist Brendan Roark: On an Urgent Mission Deep-sea coral beds are true biodiversity hotspots. It’s urgent that we study these extreme environments because we know so...

Testing DNA samples Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am Researcher Aimee Ellison tests samples for DNA barcoding at the Gump Field Station on Moorea.	Summer in a Sub: DROP Down to Discovery Jul 5 2011 - 2:15pm You never know where following your passions can take you. I came to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) two years ago as a research intern after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in biology. I never expected, two years later, to spend a summer working with scientists, sub...
Scientists Discuss their Submersible Experience Dec 15 2009 - 6:00pm Scientists talk about the experience of exploring the ocean in this excerpt from the Deep Ocean Explorers video. More about deep ocean exploration can be found in our Deep Ocean Exploration featured story.	An Intern Explores Ocean Careers Aug 4 2011 - 12:47pm I’m a high school student interested in pursuing marine science. I have loved the ocean since I was 3 feet tall and only getting my feet wet at the beach. I’m a senior in high school, and over the next year I have the task of selecting a college, but I’m also thinking about my major and future...
Box Jellies: One Species at a Time Apr 2 2010 - 12:16pm In this episode of the Podcast of Life, learn how three fiery, painful stings during an early morning swim in Hawaii changed the life of researcher Angel Yanagihara. Once the young biochemist had recovered from her box jelly encounter, Carybdea alata had her full attention. Now she works to unlock...	Students Study Plankton May 10 2010 - 6:22pm Students in Monterey Bay share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton samples from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
Squat Lobster from Reefs of North Carolina Jul 27 2011 - 11:45am Scientist Martha Nizinski holds a squat lobster (Eumunida picta) collected at the Lophelia reefs off Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Squat lobsters are extremely abundant there and are usually found perched on top of coral mounds. Nizinski’s research has provided a better understanding of the...	Researching Invasive Species Near the Panama Canal Sep 1 2011 - 11:27am If you want to study invasive species in the ocean, the Panama Canal offers a lot to explore. The ships passing through can inadvertently transport plants, animals, and even parasites from the Atlantic into the Pacific, or the reverse direction. Some species stow away in ballast tanks, others cling...
Slurping Shrimp near Moorea Nov 24 2009 - 5:29pm Researchers in Moorea use a variety of tools to collect organisms. Some are simple, everyday items like buckets and brushes, and some are…a little stranger. Here, two researchers use a “yabbie pump” to slurp up tiny shrimp that live in gobies’ burrows.	Five Questions for Shirley Pomponi, Medical Sponge Hunter Oct 23 2012 - 3:01pm Most scuba divers scour coral reefs looking for colorful fish, natural beauty, and maybe even the perfect underwater photo. Shirley Pomponi, a biologist at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, however, seeks new medicines by collecting sponges.
The ‘Mud People' Jan 6 2011 - 2:23pm Benthic scientists are interested in the creatures that live on and in the seafloor and inside the sediments. Here they haul up mud from the Arctic seafloor to examine for animals.	Peter Auster: The Gee Whiz Factor Jul 27 2011 - 12:30pm I still haven’t gotten beyond the ‘gee whiz’ factor of studying communities of animals in deep-sea coral habitats. Climbing over undersea mountains and along the steep cliffs of submarine canyons using subs and ROVs, I’ve had the opportunity to see some species of deep-sea fishes alive for the very...
Amy Baco-Taylor: Passionate about Deep-Sea Corals Jul 27 2011 - 10:56am Two events made me passionate about deep-sea corals. One was my first submarine dive in a deep-sea coral bed off the Hawaiian island of Oahu. There was an incredibly lush community of corals and associated invertebrates that were not well known, let alone understood. A couple of years later, I...	Studying Giant Squid Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am Smithsonian Zoologist Dr. Clyde Roper (rear) and museum specialist Mike Sweeney examine the mantle of a dead giant squid. Everything we know about giant squid comes from studying specimens found washed up on beaches, floating in the ocean, or caught in a fishing net.
2011 Student Summit on the Ocean & Coasts Webcast, Part 5: Jean-Michel Cousteau Mar 28 2011 - 3:15pm Recorded on Feb. 15, 2011, award-winning ocean filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau addresses students and educators at the Third Student Summit on the Ocean and Coasts. Cousteau, president of the Ocean Futures Society, discusses climate change, marine debris, and free diving with great white sharks....	Oil and Water Don't Mix, Even After 40 Years May 3 2010 - 6:02pm More than 40 years after the 1969 oil spill in Massachusetts’ Wild Harbor salt marsh, environmental chemist Dr. Chris Reddy from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution finds that the oil is still present. In this video, learn about how Dr. Chris Reddy tests the marsh for the presence of oil,...