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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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Tunicates—Not So Spineless Invertebrates
There are thousands of marine invertebrate animals in the ocean, from small to...
June 2018
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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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Bugs and Slugs: The Hidden Secret to Healthy Seagrasses
Slip into the water along a sheltered coast in nearly any part of the world and...
May 2015
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Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
By now, you have probably heard of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The name...
April 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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Charles Darwin's Ocean Upwelling
Charles Darwin is so well known he almost needs no introduction. The 19th-century...
February 2015
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Reef Sharks Repelled by People
Reef sharks rarely get any love. These sharks, comprising several species, loiter...
April 2012
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Scientists Call New Eel Species A Living Fossil
Scientists at the Smithsonian and partnering organizations have discovered a...
August 2011
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Coral Reefs Need You
For those of you who have had the opportunity to visit a coral reef, you know that...
October 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
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5 Simple Things You Can Do for the Ocean
More than ever, the fate of the ocean is in our hands. To be good...
September 2011