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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor
Until very recently oceanography was a field dominated by men. A seafaring career,...
July 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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The Cultural Icescapes of the Arctic
Sea ice is typically viewed as the domain of physical and natural scientists, the...
March 2014
Personal Perspectives
Arctic Sea Ice: A New Low?
At a recent staff meeting a Smithsonian colleague mentioned that one of his...
September 2011
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A Guide to Earthquake Lesson Plans
It isn’t everyday that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes the East Coast of the...
August 2011
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Why a Tusk? The real-life unicorns of the sea and the tusks that make them famous
In the frigid Arctic Ocean, a mysterious toothed whale—the narwhal— resides...
August 2017
Personal Perspectives
Five Questions with Brigitte Ebbe, Polychaete Pundit
Now that the Census of Marine Life is over, we’re checking in with some of the...
April 2013
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Scientists Work to Predict and Prevent Algae Blooms
Algae, like all organisms, normally grow in balance with their ecosystems, limited...
July 2011
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NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows
In 2009, Ruth Meadows, a science teacher from Opelika Middle School in Opelika, AL...
March 2010