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Personal Perspectives
Comics at Sea: An Antarctic Logbook
For five years, I've had a photograph of Palmer Station, Antarctica, tacked up over...
February 2018
Personal Perspectives
Deep-sea octocorals: An ecosystem of their own
The deep-sea is a vast part of the world’s ocean. Even today, it often surprises...
October 2017
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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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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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Diving into the Sandstorm
Diving can be a wild ride that evokes more than a little trepidation, especially in...
December 2013
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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
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Humpback Whales in Antarctica: What Are the Whales Doing?
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) are the most abundant baleen whale in the...
February 2013
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Reflections on the Successful Search for the Giant Squid
I have been at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History since...
January 2013
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One Fish, Two Fish: Estimating Undiscovered Species
My father once told me that the world is divided into two kinds of people: those...
December 2012
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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
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Seafood for Thought
Sunday, November 21 marks World Fisheries Day, an annual occasion observed in many...
November 2010
Personal Perspectives
Amy Baco-Taylor: Passionate about Deep-Sea Corals
Two events made me passionate about deep-sea corals. One was my first submarine...
July 2011