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a cold water dive
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Cold Water Diving with WHOI

"Cold-Water Diving: Going to Extremes for Research" is a video produced by Woods...
Fri, 07/15/2011 - 17:00
Screenshot of "Investigating Nutrient Pollution's Impact on Mangroves" showing a boat heading into the mangroves.
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Investigating Nutrient Pollution's Impact on Mangroves

At Carrie Bow Cay in Belize, Dr. Candy Feller explains her research on the effect...
Thu, 03/08/2018 - 09:43
A screenshot from the video of jars in the Smithsonian marine collections.
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The Smithsonian Marine Collections

A behind the scenes look at the NMNH ocean-related collections and their importance...
Fri, 12/02/2016 - 10:07
a squalodontid skull is dislodged after a plaster jacket is applied
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Dislodging the Fossil

Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
Smithsonian scientists apply a plaster bandage cap to a block of rock containing fossils
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Securing the Fossil

Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
An artist sketches the preserved bones of a specimen in the Smithsonian's collection.
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Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

Rachel Caauwe was one of a dozen artists who spent a recent Saturday sketching...
A fish from a deep underwater expedition sits preserved on a bed of ice.
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Fish on Ice

A still from Mysteries of the Deep, part of the 19th Annual Environmental Film...
Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species. That means it is the reference point for what all members of the species should look like.
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Hedbergella sliteri

Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species....
Researcher Aimee Ellison tests samples for DNA barcoding at the Gump Field Station on Moorea.
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Testing DNA samples

Researcher Aimee Ellison tests samples for DNA barcoding at the Gump Field Station...
Smithsonian Scientists Dig a Trench Around a squalodontid Skull
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Digging a Trench

Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
A red and white colored bristle worm swims in the water column.
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A Striped Deep Sea Worm

In Antarctica's Southern Ocean swims a beautiful polychaete (bristly worm) called...
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