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Brittle Star Splits
Splitting your body in two is a feat only a few animals can complete, and now...
January 2020

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Sickness in the Sea: A Coral Plague Hits Florida
Florida corals had a rough 2014. During that year higher than normal ocean...
August 2019

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Clever Measures Track Fishing Pressures
Imagine taking a few measurements from a freshly caught fish and from that small...
August 2018

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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium
In the late 1970s, Walter Adey, a paleobiologist and coral reef researcher at the...
October 2017

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Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot
Top predators along the California coast are having a rough year. Recently starving...
May 2015

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How Sea Slugs Steal the Defenses of Their Prey
Not all slugs (snails without shells) are slimy brown pests found in your backyard...
January 2014

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Marine Parasites: Crazy…and Really Cool!
Marine parasites may be small in size, but they can be present in very high numbers...
December 2012

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The Oil Spill, Two Years Later
Two years ago last week, on April 20, 2010, an explosion on the oil-drilling rig...
April 2012

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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

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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life in the Sand Exhibit
Soft sand, gentle waves, colorful beach glass, seaweed, and scattered shells. It...
September 2011

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Smithsonian Research Stations
Smithsonian scientists and their colleagues are investigating important questions...
November 2009