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Black and white image of the Western Flyer boat at dock.

Personal Perspectives

Bringing the Western Flyer, and History, Back to Life

As a first year graduate student in marine biology, I shared a large office with...

August 2017

Rough periwinkles sit on a bed of barnacles.

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Spirals in Time: A Walk at the Seashore

When I set out to write a book about mollusks (called Spirals in Time), I wasn't...

July 2015

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

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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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

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Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

Whales swimming in the ocean are never really alone. Even if one swims by itself...

March 2014

In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.

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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

The ribbon worm seen here, Ramphogordius sanguineus, is known to regenerate after losing a part of its body.

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Ribbon Worm Redux

Even on an early winter morning, it was sunny and warm in southern Florida. This...

July 2013

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

Alexis Temkin stands in marsh grass holding a reptile.

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Five Questions With Alexis Temkin, Searching For Links Between Deepwater Horizon & Human Health

We all know to avoid touching or eating oil (the fossil fuel variety that is)....

March 2015

Smithsonian scientist who discovered new species in her laboratory

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Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

Dr. Carole Baldwin never expected to find seven new species of fish among the...

March 2011

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The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars

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

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

Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

Ribbon Worm Redux

Sneak Peek: Future of Coral Reefs in an Acidifying Ocean

What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

Five Questions With Alexis Temkin, Searching For Links Between Deepwater Horizon & Human Health

Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

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Bringing the Western Flyer, and History, Back to Life

Spirals in Time: A Walk at the Seashore

The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars

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

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

Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

Ribbon Worm Redux

Sneak Peek: Future of Coral Reefs in an Acidifying Ocean

What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

Five Questions With Alexis Temkin, Searching For Links Between Deepwater Horizon & Human Health

Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

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