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Personal Perspectives
Reflections on the Successful Search for the Giant Squid
I have been at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History since...
January 2013
Personal Perspectives
Underwater WWII Wrecks – Pollution or Cultural Heritage?
2012 marked the 70th anniversary of a series of World War II battles in the Pacific...
January 2013
Personal Perspectives
Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale
Monodontids, the group of whales that includes the belugas and narwhals swimming...
March 2012
Personal Perspectives
A Sub and a Sea Toad
Have you ever seen a creature so unusual? This fish (22 cm long) is called a...
July 2011
Personal Perspectives
Summer in a Sub: DROP Down to Discovery
You never know where following your passions can take you. I came to the...
July 2011
Personal Perspectives
Expedition to Excavate a Fossil Whale
My graduate student Jorge and I are departing today for Panama, to excavate a...
June 2011
Personal Perspectives
What Lives in the Gulf of Mexico? Exploring Marine Collections on Google Earth
When he was 10 years old, Stephen Cairns lived in Cuba where he kept a collection...
May 2011
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No Fouling Around
Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with the pesky creatures...
December 2010
Personal Perspectives
Love Salmon? Listen Up.
Salmon are one of the most widely loved varieties of seafood in the world. A...
December 2010
Personal Perspectives
Five Questions for Carole Baldwin
Dr. Carole Baldwin never expected to find seven new species of fish among the...
March 2011