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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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Taking the Temperature of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
The Kemp’s ridley is a “riddler” among sea turtles. Although the species was...
May 2014
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Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater
How do we know where ocean animals swim day and night? Scientists are getting...
May 2012
Personal Perspectives
Seafood for Thought
Sunday, November 21 marks World Fisheries Day, an annual occasion observed in many...
November 2010
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Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?
Lately we’ve been fielding questions from Smithsonian visitors wondering how they...
June 2010
Personal Perspectives
A Current Event in the Classroom: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Sometimes, a tragic event can become a powerful teaching opportunity. The Deepwater...
May 2010
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The Gulf of Mexico: A Deep-Sea Treasure Trove of Fishes
Dragons, flying fish, and dreamers. These may seem like creatures from a fantasy...
January 2018
Personal Perspectives
Five Questions With Alexis Temkin, Searching For Links Between Deepwater Horizon & Human Health
We all know to avoid touching or eating oil (the fossil fuel variety that is)....
March 2015
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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
Five Questions for Robert Ballard
As children, many people have dreamed of plunging beneath the ocean surface to...
August 2010