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A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.

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Keeping Exploration Alive With Manned Submersibles

The Ocean Portal was lucky enough to join the Deep Reef Observation Project team in...

October 2015

One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.

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Underwater Parks in 3-D

As I readied myself and my camera for a dive in Yellowstone Lake, the largest body...

January 2015

"Barely a room onboard escaped being turned into a part of the sequencing laboratory," wrote Rob Edwards in a blog post about doing genomic sequencing at sea.

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Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment

Microbes are some of the most important organisms in the sea. These miniscule...

August 2014

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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

Many species of pink coralline algae, which cements coral reefs together, cover a reef surface in the Southern Line Islands.

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Coralline Algae: The Unsung Architects of Coral Reefs

Stare at a tide pool and you will often see a crust of pink coating the bottom. No,...

January 2014

A dredge from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can be seen removing a sandbar off of Virginia Beach, VA.

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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

This male dancing fiddler crab (Uca terpsichores) has built a sand “hood” at the entrance to his burrow, which he hopes will attract females to his humble abode—as if that big beautiful claw of his weren't enough!

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The Design of a Beautiful Weapon

This summer, many of you have likely enjoyed feasting on crabs, be they blue,...

September 2013

This orange boring sponge (Cliona varians) overgrows several coral species at Panama's Smithsonian Tropical Studies Institute.

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Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

Boring sponges get a bad rap. Their own name betrays them, announcing to the world...

March 2013

A humpback whale breaching in Antarctic waters.

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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

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

Gabor Szathmary secures one of the plaster jackets containing a fossil "toothed" mysticete that was excavated on Vancouver Island.

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Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner

After a few long days of hard work on the island, we were finally able to excavate...

May 2012

Two scientists peer out into the ocean from inside the Curasub, a 5-person submersible

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Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea

Last week, Smithsonian research zoologists Dr. Jerry Harasewych and Dr. Martha...

July 2011

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Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment

History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

Coralline Algae: The Unsung Architects of Coral Reefs

Diving into the Sandstorm

The Design of a Beautiful Weapon

Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

Humpback Whales in Antarctica: What Are the Whales Doing?

Sneak Peek: Future of Coral Reefs in an Acidifying Ocean

Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner

Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea

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Keeping Exploration Alive With Manned Submersibles

Underwater Parks in 3-D

Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment

History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan

Coralline Algae: The Unsung Architects of Coral Reefs

Diving into the Sandstorm

The Design of a Beautiful Weapon

Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

Humpback Whales in Antarctica: What Are the Whales Doing?

Sneak Peek: Future of Coral Reefs in an Acidifying Ocean

Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner

Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea

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