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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
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
Personal Perspectives
Keeping Exploration Alive With Manned Submersibles
The Ocean Portal was lucky enough to join the Deep Reef Observation Project team in...
October 2015
Personal Perspectives
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
Personal Perspectives
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
Personal Perspectives
Diving in the Middle of Nowhere
Picture this: clear, warm water bathing spectacular coral reefs, clouds of fish,...
February 2014
Personal Perspectives
Diving into the Sandstorm
Diving can be a wild ride that evokes more than a little trepidation, especially in...
December 2013
Personal Perspectives
Reflections on the Successful Search for the Giant Squid
I have been at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History since...
January 2013
Personal Perspectives
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
Personal Perspectives
Uncovering Biodiversity… with ARMS and a Submarine Claw
If there had been room to stand up, there would have been a standing ovation. As it...
August 2012
Personal Perspectives
A Voyage of Discovery to Inner Space
The Mars rover Curiosity is sending images back home: glimpses of another world...
August 2012
Personal Perspectives
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