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Personal Perspectives
Up Close and Personal with a Mangrove Root
I got a lot of funny looks at the airport when I opened the oversized cooler for...
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
Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges
Boring sponges get a bad rap. Their own name betrays them, announcing to the world...
March 2013
Personal Perspectives
The Search for an Elusive Ribbon Worm
With 1,400 named species of ribbon worms inhabiting every ecosystem on earth,...
March 2013
Personal Perspectives
The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa
When we think "Africa," we think of the "Big Five"—lions, elephants, leopards,...
November 2012
Personal Perspectives
The Great Barrier Reef – Going, Going, Gone???
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (or the GBR as it is known to reef aficionados)...
October 2012
Personal Perspectives
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
Personal Perspectives
Ray Bradbury and the Sea
Today Ray Bradbury died. It might seem strange that I'm writing about Bradbury here...
June 2012
Personal Perspectives
Searching for Cancer Drugs in the Ocean
Ever since fourth grade I’ve wanted to explore the creatures and landscapes of...
August 2011
Personal Perspectives
Summer Beach Reads
Memorial Day is nearly upon us. We thought it'd be a good time to think about our...
May 2011
Personal Perspectives
A Pleasant Surprise: The Recovery of Bleached Panamanian Corals
Last September, the Citizens of the Sea blog series brought you a story of doom and...
April 2011
Personal Perspectives
Make Me Care About: Phragmites
This week at the Smithsonian Ocean Portal we embark on an experiment we're calling...
March 2011