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An oil drilling platform in oil-free water two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Oil Drilling Platform in the Gulf of Mexico

Bonny Schumaker, cofounder of the nonprofit On Wings of Care, flies over the Gulf...
Curator and Research Scientist Lynne Parenti with student Shao-i Wang on a moped with fish collection gear
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Lynne Parenti NMNH Fishes Curator

Lynne Parenti, Curator and Research Scientist, Smithsonian National Museum of...
paleobiology field equipment for excavating a fossil whale in central america
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Equipment for a Fossil Excavation

Paleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
Illustration of eddy fields in the Atlantic Ocean
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Robot Explores Ocean Eddies

The first unmanned, underwater robot or glider Scarlet Knight maneuvers through the...
a thick multicolored oil sheen on the water inside a boat marina
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Oil on the Water

Major oil spills like the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill are devestating,...
Hurricane Wind Pattern in Gulf of Mexico
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NOAA's Real Time Weather Mapping

A screen capture from NOAA's NowCoast website which displays real-time weather...
Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species. That means it is the reference point for what all members of the species should look like.
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Hedbergella sliteri

Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species....
These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Description of Smithsonian Field Stations

These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term...
Satellite view of the Gulf Coast oil spill off of Louisiana, April 29, 2010.
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Gulf Coast oil spill

Satellite view of the Gulf Coast oil spill off of Louisiana, April 29, 2010. ...
The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The “garbage patches,” as referred to in the media, are areas of marine debris...
These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Location of Smithsonian Field Stations

These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term...
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