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Many Eyes, Many Perspectives: The Astonishing Visual Systems of Hyperiids
In any given scoop of seawater, you will find an assortment of tiny critters called...
January 2020
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What the Big Picture Can Teach Us About Tiny Ocean Creatures
A 1,000-pound metal instrument—about the size of a two-seat Smart car—drops off...
March 2019
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Charles Darwin's Ocean Upwelling
Charles Darwin is so well known he almost needs no introduction. The 19th-century...
February 2015
Personal Perspectives
Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment
Microbes are some of the most important organisms in the sea. These miniscule...
August 2014
Personal Perspectives
Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180
How do you explain a scientific paper in three minutes or less? What if you were...
July 2014
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Happy 50th Birthday, FLIP – a Mobile Research Island
Ships are well-known for their tiny rooms and tight quarters. But have you heard of...
July 2012
Personal Perspectives
Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea
Last week, Smithsonian research zoologists Dr. Jerry Harasewych and Dr. Martha...
July 2011
Personal Perspectives
A Sub and a Sea Toad
Have you ever seen a creature so unusual? This fish (22 cm long) is called a...
July 2011
Personal Perspectives
Summer in a Sub: DROP Down to Discovery
You never know where following your passions can take you. I came to the...
July 2011
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A Plague of Sea Stars
Sea stars are important members of marine ecosystems, especially in the tropics. We...
May 2011
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How Methane Fueled a Food Web after the Gulf Oil Spill
In August 1994, Mandy Joye dove to the deep sea in a submersible for the first...
January 2015
Personal Perspectives
Coral Scientist Brendan Roark: On an Urgent Mission
Deep-sea coral beds are true biodiversity hotspots. It’s urgent that we study...
July 2011