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Organisms Beneath the Sand

What’s lurking beneath your beach blanket? Even when a beach looks empty, the...

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Penguins: Popularity, Peril and Poop

Penguins are odd birds. For one, they cannot fly (but they are amazing swimmers),...

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Smithsonian Paleobiologist Brian Huber

Brian Huber studies fossil organisms known as “forams” to learn about climate...

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Foraminifera on the Seafloor

Dr. Karen Bice studies the foraminifera in ocean sediment to better understand...

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Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...

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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...

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Zooxanthellae and Coral Bleaching

Tiny plant-like organisms called zooxanthellae live in the tissues of many animals,...

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Coral Sand Under a Microscope

Coral sand is aptly named: it's sand made up of tiny bits of coral and other ocean...

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A Colorful Foram: Globigerinoides ruber

This foraminifera was collected as it floated about 3 meters below the...

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Lenticulina secans

Lenticulina secans -- this foram lives on the seafloor. This specimen was collected...

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Hantkenina mexicana

Hantkenina mexicana -- a foram with elongated shell chambers that lived between...

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What We’re Reading 10/6

Welcome to October, where there’s a lot going on in ocean news! Protecting...