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Smithsonian scientist who discovered new species in her laboratory

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Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

a hammerhead shark

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Shark Fin Genetics

In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.

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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

two people in the water with mountains in the background

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Welcome to the Moorea Biocode Project

A diver collects water samples.

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Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans

Seven of the newly discovered Starksia blennies, small fish with elongated bodies

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Scientists Discover Seven New Species of Fish

The ribbon worm seen here, Ramphogordius sanguineus, is known to regenerate after losing a part of its body.

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Ribbon Worm Redux

Bright bubblegum coral sits on a brown, hard substrate.

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Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers

A variety of organisms make their home on this tropical coral reef in Indonesia.

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Live from the Field: Bali, Indonesia

Forams are tiny single-celled organisms.

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Trials and Tribulations with Contamination

A sea sponge underwater

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Sea Sponges: Pharmacies of the Sea

The shell of a sea slug

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A Microscopic Identity Crisis