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"Barely a room onboard escaped being turned into a part of the sequencing laboratory," wrote Rob Edwards in a blog post about doing genomic sequencing at sea.

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Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment

Microbes are some of the most important organisms in the sea. These miniscule...

August 2014

This queen parrotfish scrapes algae from Caribbean reefs with its parrot-like beak.

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From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs

Reef biologists over a certain age are haunted by memories of what glorious places...

July 2014

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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

In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.

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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of...

September 2013

The ribbon worm seen here, Ramphogordius sanguineus, is known to regenerate after losing a part of its body.

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Ribbon Worm Redux

Even on an early winter morning, it was sunny and warm in southern Florida. This...

July 2013

This orange boring sponge (Cliona varians) overgrows several coral species at Panama's Smithsonian Tropical Studies Institute.

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Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

Boring sponges get a bad rap. Their own name betrays them, announcing to the world...

March 2013

Where the pH is the lowest, corals can no longer grow - sand, rubble and seagrasses replace the reef.

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Sneak Peek: Future of Coral Reefs in an Acidifying Ocean

Scientists don’t often get the opportunity to travel through time. But nestled...

August 2012

Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.

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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...

July 2011

A photo of plastic trash floating in the water, taken from below the surface.

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Witness to a Plastic Invasion

It blew in for two solid days: a flotilla of plastic forks, soda bottles, rubber...

April 2011

An underwater photo of coral recovering from a bleaching event.

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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

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The Invisible Loss: The Impacts of Oil You Do Not See

Since late April, the world has watched a devastating oil spill from a BP drilling...

June 2010

Smithsonian scientist who discovered new species in her laboratory

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Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

Dr. Carole Baldwin never expected to find seven new species of fish among the...

March 2011

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From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs

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

Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

Ribbon Worm Redux

Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

Sneak Peek: Future of Coral Reefs in an Acidifying Ocean

Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

Witness to a Plastic Invasion

A Pleasant Surprise: The Recovery of Bleached Panamanian Corals

The Invisible Loss: The Impacts of Oil You Do Not See

Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

Smithsonian Ocean

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Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment

From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs

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

Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

Ribbon Worm Redux

Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

Sneak Peek: Future of Coral Reefs in an Acidifying Ocean

Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

Witness to a Plastic Invasion

A Pleasant Surprise: The Recovery of Bleached Panamanian Corals

The Invisible Loss: The Impacts of Oil You Do Not See

Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

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