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Heroes of Herbivory

Coral restoration, often in the form of growing corals in a lab or in field-based...
June 2020
Underwater image of two fish swimming near branching and boulder corals
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Stories of Success from a Reef Report Card

Coral reef ecosystems face daunting threats worldwide. Human impacts, such as...
May 2020
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How Climate Change is Impacting Shark Mothering

As any mother knows, ensuring the safety of your kids is a tough job. For bull...
July 2018
Dr. Candy Feller, Senior Scientist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center underscores the challenges facing mangroves, along with reasons for hope. 
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Living on the Edge: Mangroves

Mangroves are the biological buffers between land and sea. Without them,...
Wed, 09/28/2016 - 12:06
The Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), directed by the Smithsonian’s Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network (TMON), is the first long-term, worldwide research program to focus on understanding coastal marine life and its role in maintaining re
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MarineGEO: A Global Research Network

The Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), directed by the Smithsonian’s...
Wed, 09/28/2016 - 11:56
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Researching Invasive Species Near the Panama Canal

If you want to study invasive species in the ocean, the Panama Canal offers a lot...
Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:27
California sea lions swimming
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Sea Lion Sickness

Both humans and sea lions get sick from eating fish and shellfish that have been...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 10:36
an animated dolphin in an arm chair
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Don't Feed Wild Dolphins

A Twelve-Step group for wild animals with people-food addictions? Don’t be...
Wed, 11/24/2010 - 16:53
a pelican covered in oil
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Lessons from the Panama Oil Spill

On April 27, 1986, an estimated 50,000 barrels of medium-weight crude oil drained...
Wed, 06/23/2010 - 11:22
Screenshot of "Investigating Nutrient Pollution's Impact on Mangroves" showing a boat heading into the mangroves.
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Investigating Nutrient Pollution's Impact on Mangroves

At Carrie Bow Cay in Belize, Dr. Candy Feller explains her research on the effect...
Thu, 03/08/2018 - 09:43
Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
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Jellyfish and Comb Jellies

Jellyfish and comb jellies are gelatinous animals that drift through the ocean's...
April 2018
Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.
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The Arctic and The Antarctic

Travel to the ends of the earth—literally—and discover the polar ocean basins....
April 2018

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