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Forams are tiny single-celled organisms.
Young Voices

Trials and Tribulations with Contamination

My internship at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History started off...
November 2017
A large red research vessel among icy waters and snowy mountains
Personal Perspectives

Shipboard Life in the Antarctic

Strapped in to a harness on the back deck of a 230-foot research vessel off the...
June 2016
Participants in the challenge must first set a compass bearing in the direction they are headed to properly navigate underwater.
Young Voices

SCUBAnauts Splitting The Sign

I am a member of SCUBAnauts International, an organization for young people...
May 2015
One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.
Personal Perspectives

Underwater Parks in 3-D

As I readied myself and my camera for a dive in Yellowstone Lake, the largest body...
January 2015
A diver collects water samples.
Personal Perspectives

Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans

If you are a bird watcher you have probably heard of the Christmas Bird Count. The...
June 2014
A dive safety officer keeps a close eye on divers from the surface.
Personal Perspectives

Diving in the Middle of Nowhere

Picture this: clear, warm water bathing spectacular coral reefs, clouds of fish,...
February 2014
A dredge from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can be seen removing a sandbar off of Virginia Beach, VA.
Personal Perspectives

Diving into the Sandstorm

Diving can be a wild ride that evokes more than a little trepidation, especially in...
December 2013
A whale shark swims with a diver off the coast of East Africa.
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The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa

When we think "Africa," we think of the "Big Five"—lions, elephants, leopards,...
November 2012
An underwater photo of coral recovering from a bleaching event.
Personal Perspectives

A Pleasant Surprise: The Recovery of Bleached Panamanian Corals

Last September, the Citizens of the Sea blog series brought you a story of doom and...
April 2011
Students share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton samples from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
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
An underwater blizzard of oil, marine microbes, "sea snot", and algae.
Personal Perspectives

Five Questions with Uta Passow, How An Oil Spill Affects the Movement of Carbon In the Ocean

There are millions of tiny drifting plants in the sunlit ocean, called...
March 2015
Alexis Temkin stands in marsh grass holding a reptile.
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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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