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

Personal Perspectives

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

Traditional fishing techniques now involve monofilament nets, with snorkelers diving down to ensure the bigger fish don't get away.

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Field Notes from the East African Coast

We began this journey three months ago, a team of scientists and filmmakers...

April 2013

data of sea ice coverage in the Arctic

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Arctic Sea Ice: A New Low?

At a recent staff meeting a Smithsonian colleague mentioned that one of his...

September 2011