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Meet the Only Squid that Willfully Lops off its Arms
Lopping off one’s arm sounds like a harrowing experience, but for one deep-sea...
August 2019
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If You Build An Ocean, Sea Monsters Will Come
Building a productive ocean is complicated. The process is long (on the order of...
October 2018
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What the Megalodon Left Behind
The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...
July 2018
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Deep-sea octocorals: An ecosystem of their own
The deep-sea is a vast part of the world’s ocean. Even today, it often surprises...
October 2017
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Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows
In the seagrass beds and kelp forests of the Oligocene-Miocene transition, nearly...
August 2016
Personal Perspectives
The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars
Recently, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researcher Chris Mah and...
May 2015
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Keeping An Ear Out For Whale Evolution
Large whales are notoriously hard to study. Except when rising to breathe, they...
March 2015
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Exploring a Unique Biodiversity Hotspot In the Gulf of Maine
Cashes Ledge is a wild, special place in the heart of the Gulf of Maine. This...
November 2014
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The Cultural Icescapes of the Arctic
Sea ice is typically viewed as the domain of physical and natural scientists, the...
March 2014
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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit
One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...
March 2014
Personal Perspectives
How Coastal Seagrass Feeds the Deep
It is a well-known fact that for animals living in the deep sea, food can be...
February 2013
Personal Perspectives
The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa
When we think "Africa," we think of the "Big Five"—lions, elephants, leopards,...
November 2012