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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

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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

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

Students Work on Channel Island Map Project

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Back to School, Ocean Portal Style

At the Ocean Portal, we love the back-to-school season. There’s excitement in the...

September 2010

Students share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton samples from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

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A Current Event in the Classroom: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Sometimes, a tragic event can become a powerful teaching opportunity. The Deepwater...

May 2010

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Five Questions with Nancy Rabalais, Tracking Dead Zones In the Gulf

The Gulf of Mexico is known for one of the world's largest “dead zones"—areas...

March 2015

An underwater blizzard of oil, marine microbes, "sea snot", and algae.

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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

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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

Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

Seafood for Thought

Back to School, Ocean Portal Style

A Current Event in the Classroom: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Five Questions with Nancy Rabalais, Tracking Dead Zones In the Gulf

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

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How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea

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

Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

Seafood for Thought

Back to School, Ocean Portal Style

A Current Event in the Classroom: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Five Questions with Nancy Rabalais, Tracking Dead Zones In the Gulf

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

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