Personal Perspectives

What We’re Reading 11/14

Last week we read a lot about the U.S. Presidential election and its outcomes....

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Diving into the Sandstorm

Diving can be a wild ride that evokes more than a little trepidation, especially in...

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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...

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Signs of a Recovering Harbor

For more than two centuries, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground. In 1773,...

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Field Notes from the East African Coast

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

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Arctic Sea Ice: A New Low?

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