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Island Ecosystem Transformation via Lava
Residents of Hawaii’s Big Island are holding their breath, and it’s not just...
October 2018
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Blue Carbon Infographic
When plants in the ocean die the carbon they use to build their tissues gets stored...
Article
Mapping Out What’s Next for the Marshall Islands
For residents of the Marshall Islands, a system of over a thousand islands found on...
June 2018
video
Just How Big Is the Ocean?
The ocean, which we often break into five large ocean basins, covers 71 percent of...
Thu, 09/21/2017 - 09:48
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Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Using maps and graphics, Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell provides an...
Mon, 03/14/2011 - 17:08
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Coral Forests of the Deep Ocean
Corals are not only found in shallow tropical waters, but in cold, dark, deep areas...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 11:27
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Sea Creatures from the Deep: A Video by National Geographic and the Census of Marine Life
The Census of Marine Life - a ten-year effort by scientists from...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 22:05
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The Ocean Drilling Vessel Chikyu
The Chikyu allows scientists to gather and study data about seafloor sediments as...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 21:57
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Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
Scientists from the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) collect sediments...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 21:49
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Hydrothermal Vent Creatures
Travel to a world of perpetual night--the deep ocean hydrothermal vents near the...
Fri, 12/03/2010 - 12:59
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Deep-sea Corals
It may be the last place you’d expect to find corals—up to 6,000 m (20,000 ft)...
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Diversity of Deep-Sea Corals
Sample the surprising diversity of deep-sea corals. See some of the ways they...
Wed, 06/08/2011 - 17:25