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What Exactly Is a Red Tide?
Drifting throughout the ocean, invisible to the naked eye, are innumerable...
August 2018
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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean
DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018
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Seaside Lichens
Very few plant species can survive close to the ocean, where pounding surf fills...
August 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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Stinkin' Seaweed Makes Tasty Food for Coastal Animals
Most people try to avoid rotting kelp at the beach. The feeling of a floating piece...
October 2014
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The Whale Graveyard Whodunit
One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...
March 2014
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Finding Mangroves In Unexpected Places
Over the past several decades, Florida’s coastal wetlands have been changing....
February 2014
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The “Plastisphere:" A new marine ecosystem
Any floating object in the ocean tends to attract life; fishermen know this and...
July 2013
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Making Science Sing: The Longest Time (Coral Triangle Edition)
How do you make science sing? Just ask a couple of female scientists to sing about...
July 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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Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?
Lately we’ve been fielding questions from Smithsonian visitors wondering how they...
June 2010