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Coral Reefs Changing Over Time

How do we know what coral reefs looked like hundreds of years ago? Often times, we...

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Sparkling Sponge Spicules

These sparkling sponge spicules are microscopic needle-like structures that many...

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Staghorn Coral

Staghorn (seen here) and elkhorn corals are listed as Threatened under the U.S....

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Pearly Razorfish

The pearly razorfish’s name may be slightly misleading since it is neither as...

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Mandarinfish Duo

These beautiful mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) are covered in bright blue,...

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Can You Spot the Seahorse?

It's a pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), found in Indonesia's biodiverse...

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Coral Goby Cleans Coral

One of the first signs of a sick coral reef is seaweed creeping across...

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Exploring a Reef

A scuba diver explores elkhorn corals (Acropora palmata) growing on a tropical...

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From Despair to Repair

Sit down with two veteran marine scientists, Dr. Nancy Knowlton and Dr. Jeremy...

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Where the Shark and the Snapper Roam

The pre-industrial American landscape was once rightly described as a place where...

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A Tale of Sex and Stress in the Ocean

Welcome to Citizens of the Sea, a new blog series where ocean life comes to life....

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Aerial View of Carrie Bow Cay Field Station, Belize

An aerial photo of Carrie Bow Cay and the Smithsonian research station looking...