Personal Perspectives

Celebrating the Ocean With New Museum Exhibits

A lot can happen in five years. Since 2007, the concentration of carbon dioxide in...

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A Voyage of Discovery to Inner Space

The Mars rover Curiosity is sending images back home: glimpses of another world...

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The Discovery of Multispecies Communities of Seacows

Sirenians, or seacows, are a group of marine mammals that include manatees and...

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Searching for Cancer Drugs in the Ocean

Ever since fourth grade I’ve wanted to explore the creatures and landscapes of...

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Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

We drove down a long dirt road on the northern side of Curaçao looking for a...

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A Sub and a Sea Toad

Have you ever seen a creature so unusual?  This fish (22 cm long) is called a...

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Summer in a Sub: DROP Down to Discovery

You never know where following your passions can take you. I came to the...

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At STRI, No Whales Yet, But There Are Fossil Sea Cows...

Jorge and I arrived in Panama City around 3 pm this afternoon, and took a taxi to...