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Shipboard Life in the Antarctic

Strapped in to a harness on the back deck of a 230-foot research vessel off the...

June 2016

Two new species of sea stars were discovered in the deep sea: Paulasterias tyleri (on the left) in a North Pacific hydrothermal vent community, and Paulasterias mcclaini (on the right) in the deep sea off the coast of Antarctica.

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The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars

Recently, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researcher Chris Mah and...

May 2015

Positioned in front of a natural oil seep, this video camera is capturing images of the black oil bubbling up from beneath the sea floor. A light mounted to the frame helps see what is happening in the dark on the sea floor.

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How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea

There can be catastrophic results when a large amount of oil is spilled into the...

November 2014

The Amazon River carries all the rainwater that lands in the Amazon rainforest, covering some 2.1 million square miles, into the ocean. And with it, it carries vital nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen and silicon.

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Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180

How do you explain a scientific paper in three minutes or less? What if you were...

July 2014

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History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

Traveling aboard the Charles W. Morgan, a 173-year-old whaling ship on its 38th...

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

Small foram shells in seafloor sediment.

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Little Critters that tell a BIG Story: Benthic Foraminifera and the Gulf Oil Spill

You are not alone if you don’t know what forams (short for foraminifera) are, so...

June 2014

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

Dive through the zones of the ocean to the deep ocean bottom where many strange species live, and there are many yet to be discovered. Explore them in the Deep Ocean Exploration section.

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What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

Imagine: You’re in a small submersible, and you gently settle on the soft muddy...

July 2012

Nine small invertebrates held on two fingers.

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On Biodiversity: Understanding its Meaning and Importance

The ocean is home to a phenomenal diversity of marine organisms. They have evolved...

August 2011

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

Neighborhood Seafood Market in Rome, Italy

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Seafood for Thought

Sunday, November 21 marks World Fisheries Day, an annual occasion observed in many...

November 2010

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Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180

History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

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

Little Critters that tell a BIG Story: Benthic Foraminifera and the Gulf Oil Spill

Sneak Peek: Future of Coral Reefs in an Acidifying Ocean

What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

On Biodiversity: Understanding its Meaning and Importance

Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

Seafood for Thought

Smithsonian Ocean

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Shipboard Life in the Antarctic

The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars

How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea

Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180

History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

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

Little Critters that tell a BIG Story: Benthic Foraminifera and the Gulf Oil Spill

Sneak Peek: Future of Coral Reefs in an Acidifying Ocean

What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

On Biodiversity: Understanding its Meaning and Importance

Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

Seafood for Thought

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