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a painting of a ship on a plate of baleen
Article

The Story of Stashed Whale Baleen

In 2012, John Ososky, a specimen preparator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum...
September 2019
A shark tooth embedded in a bone
Article

What the Megalodon Left Behind

The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...
July 2018
An unidentified earplug from the National Museum of Natural History collection.
Article

Ocean Objects of Wonder

As humans, we are constantly learning. Not only as individuals from the moment we...
March 2017
The Amazon River carries all the rainwater that lands in the Amazon rainforest, covering some 2.1 million square miles, into the ocean. And with it, it carries vital nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen and silicon.
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Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180

How do you explain a scientific paper in three minutes or less? What if you were...
July 2014
The grasses and animals living in marshes help to filter water and stabilize shorelines, along with providing habitat for a variety of mammals, fish, shellfish and amphibians and a haven for migratory waterfowl.
Personal Perspectives

How Hurricanes Shape Wetlands in Southern Louisiana

We all know that hurricanes can have destructive effects on human communities and...
November 2013
An illustration of a recently discovered species of Monodontid, Bohaskaia monodontoides, and its beluga and narwhale relatives
Personal Perspectives

Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale

Monodontids, the group of whales that includes the belugas and narwhals swimming...
March 2012
A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.
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Summer in a Sub: DROP Down to Discovery

You never know where following your passions can take you. I came to the...
July 2011
Students Work on Channel Island Map Project
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Back to School, Ocean Portal Style

At the Ocean Portal, we love the back-to-school season. There’s excitement in the...
September 2010
A transparent box jellyfish with a blue background.
audio

Box Jellyfish: One Species at a Time

In this episode of the Podcast of Life, learn how three fiery, painful stings...
Fri, 04/02/2010 - 12:16
Red and white riftia worms living in a deep-sea vent.
audio

Riftia Worms: One Species at a Time

In this episode of the Podcast of Life, host Ari Daniel Shapiro dives deep to...
Mon, 06/14/2010 - 16:31
Coastal mangroves along the edge of the ocean.
audio

Mangroves: One Species at a Time

Follow researchers Candy Feller and Dennis Whigham from the Smithsonian...
Wed, 07/14/2010 - 22:01
A school of Atlantic bluefin tuna swimming.
audio

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: One Species at a Time

What is it like to be eyeball to eyeball with a fish the size of a Volkswagen? In...
Thu, 07/08/2010 - 18:57

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