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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...
June 2020
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Brittle Star Splits
Splitting your body in two is a feat only a few animals can complete, and now...
January 2020
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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
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Meet the Only Squid that Willfully Lops off its Arms
Lopping off one’s arm sounds like a harrowing experience, but for one deep-sea...
August 2019
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Sickness in the Sea: A Coral Plague Hits Florida
Florida corals had a rough 2014. During that year higher than normal ocean...
August 2019
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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean
DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018
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Tunicates—Not So Spineless Invertebrates
There are thousands of marine invertebrate animals in the ocean, from small to...
June 2018
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Up Close and Personal with a Mangrove Root
I got a lot of funny looks at the airport when I opened the oversized cooler for...
October 2017
Personal Perspectives
Deep-sea octocorals: An ecosystem of their own
The deep-sea is a vast part of the world’s ocean. Even today, it often surprises...
October 2017
Personal Perspectives
Why I Love Polychaetes
Polychaete worms are not your average cringe-inducing, writhing worms. (Okay, maybe...
July 2015
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Bugs and Slugs: The Hidden Secret to Healthy Seagrasses
Slip into the water along a sheltered coast in nearly any part of the world and...
May 2015
Personal Perspectives
The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars
Recently, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researcher Chris Mah and...
May 2015