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The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars

Recently, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researcher Chris Mah and...

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How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea

There can be catastrophic results when a large amount of oil is spilled into the...

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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...

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Scientists don’t often get the opportunity to travel through time. But nestled...

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Imagine: You’re in a small submersible, and you gently settle on the soft muddy...

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A Guide to Earthquake Lesson Plans

It isn’t everyday that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes the East Coast of the...

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Dinoflagellates: One Species at a Time

Ari Daniel Shapiro is joined for this episode of The Podcast of Life by science...

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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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Life is typically sparse on the deep seafloor, where organisms endure high...