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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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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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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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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition
Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...
December 2018
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
The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars
Recently, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researcher Chris Mah and...
May 2015
Personal Perspectives
Little Critters that tell a BIG Story: Benthic Foraminifera and the Gulf Oil Spill
You are not alone if you don’t know what forams (short for foraminifera) are, so...
June 2014
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How Sea Slugs Steal the Defenses of Their Prey
Not all slugs (snails without shells) are slimy brown pests found in your backyard...
January 2014
Personal Perspectives
The Design of a Beautiful Weapon
This summer, many of you have likely enjoyed feasting on crabs, be they blue,...
September 2013
Personal Perspectives
What Lives in the Gulf of Mexico? Exploring Marine Collections on Google Earth
When he was 10 years old, Stephen Cairns lived in Cuba where he kept a collection...
May 2011
Personal Perspectives
Peanut Butter and Jellyfish
All over the world, people have been witnessing gigantic blooms of tens of...
November 2010
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This Flu Season, Thank a Horseshoe Crab
Fever. Aching muscles. Coughing. Sniffling. It’s flu season. Have you had your...
November 2010