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Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers

The deep-sea is a treasure trove of resources. Diverse ecosystems cozy up next to...

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Giant Squid

Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...

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Studying Deep-Sea Corals

What happens to deep-sea coral samples after they are collected? In this image...

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X-Ray Image of a Tropical Hatchetfish

Tropical hatchetfish (Argyropelecus lychnus), like the one shown in this X-ray...

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Solitary Deep-water Corals

These corals from the Smithsonian collections are Stephanocyathus (A.)...

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Collecting Gold Coral from the Deep Sea

The robotic arm of a Pisces submersible collects a gold coral colony (Gerardia sp.)...

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Largest Eye in the World, Giant Squid

Giant squid have the largest eye in the animal kingdom. At up to 10 inches in...

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Expedition to the Poles

Students will use NASA satellite data to...

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Treasures in Jeopardy

Students will be able to compare and contrast deep-sea coral reefs with their...

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How Hurricanes Shape Wetlands in Southern Louisiana

We all know that hurricanes can have destructive effects on human communities and...

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Riftia Worms: One Species at a Time

In this episode of the Podcast of Life, host Ari Daniel Shapiro dives deep to...

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Mangroves: One Species at a Time

Follow researchers Candy Feller and Dennis Whigham from the Smithsonian...