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Microscopic beach dweller in the sand.
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Organisms Beneath the Sand

What’s lurking beneath your beach blanket? Even when a beach looks empty, the...
Wed, 06/07/2017 - 15:48
A screenshot from the video of seagrass in Chesapeake Bay.
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Seagrasses and Light in the Chesapeake Bay

Seagrasses growing on the seafloor of the Chesapeake Bay rely on light to...
Fri, 01/12/2018 - 09:35
a man speaking at the podium
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World Oceans Day 2012 - Live Webcast

On World Oceans Day - June 8th, 2012 - the Living Oceans Foundation hosted a...
Thu, 05/24/2012 - 15:55
Screen shot of "Sea Grapes: A Google Earth Tour" with aerial view of the Earth in Google Earth.
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Sea Grapes: A Google Earth Tour

“Sea grapes” may sound like something Poseidon would snack on, and not a killer...
Fri, 12/16/2011 - 10:16
Nancy Knowlton giving a lecture
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2011 Student Summit on the Ocean & Coasts Webcast, Part 1

Recorded Feb. 15, 2011, this video from the Third Student Summit on the Ocean and...
Mon, 03/28/2011 - 14:47
Screenshot from "Climate Change and the Chesapeake Bay" of students wearing life jackets on a boat.
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Climate Change and the Chesapeake Bay

Students are working with the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Md., to develop an...
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 15:14
a red lionfish
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Lionfish on the Loose

The majestic and highly predatory red lionfish (Pterois volitans), native to the...
Mon, 09/14/2015 - 09:06
a squid in blue water
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Quest for the Giant Squid

Watch a Discovery video on Smithsonian squid expert Clyde Roper’s search for...
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 16:17
A screenshot from the video showing a fiddler crab with a large claw.
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Claws Out: Fiddler Crabs Do Battle

Male fiddler crabs each have a single super-sized claw that they use as a weapon to...
Tue, 09/03/2013 - 16:18
Screenshot from video "Excavating an Extinct Toothed Whale" showing two scientists digging in the ground for fossils.
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Excavating an Extinct Toothed Whale

A time-lapse video shows researchers from the Smithsonian's National Museum of...
Thu, 06/23/2011 - 11:20
Screenshot from "Deep Reef Observation Project Video" showing two researchers looking out a window of a submersible.
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Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP) Video

Dr. Carole Baldwin, a research zoologist and fish expert with the Smithsonian's...
Tue, 07/05/2011 - 13:19
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