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A translucent hyperiid on a black background with orange stripes along its head.
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Many Eyes, Many Perspectives: The Astonishing Visual Systems of Hyperiids

In any given scoop of seawater, you will find an assortment of tiny critters called...
January 2020
the skull of a mosasaur
Article

Meals of the Mighty Mosasaur

Between 100 and 65 million years ago, at the time when dinosaurs reigned on land,...
November 2018
A screenshot from the video of colorful corals.
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Slow Life: Time-Lapse on the Coral Reef

How does a coral spend its day? Most of us would say: not doing much. To the human...
Thu, 02/15/2018 - 10:59
the teeth of an anglerfish
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The Making of "The Bright Beneath"

Follow an artist from inspiration to installation in this short video. It features...
Tue, 09/06/2011 - 15:32
a collage of different images
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Changing Tides - Brave New Ocean

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, ocean acidification, and the decline of fish...
Wed, 02/02/2011 - 18:38
A screenshot from the video of jars in the Smithsonian marine collections.
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The Smithsonian Marine Collections

A behind the scenes look at the NMNH ocean-related collections and their importance...
Fri, 12/02/2016 - 10:07
Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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A Squalodontid Success

On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47
Harbor seal in a kelp forest near Cortes Bank, near San Diego California.
slideshow

Underwater Photography Contest from University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School

Every year the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric...
Wed, 08/14/2013 - 11:27
A spiraled diatom with spines.
slideshow

The Ocean Under the Microscope: Images from Nikon Small World

The ocean is so big that it can be easy to forget the microscopic beauty of the...
Wed, 04/30/2014 - 10:34
Small red hyperiid.
slideshow

The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:47
The Ross Sea is a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica.
slideshow

A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 11:37
Juvenile Clam with Tentacles
Photo

Spaceship Mollusk

No, this is not an alien spaceship from another world—it is a baby file clam...

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