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Are Sharks Scary?

What is scarier: sharks or extinction? This video from Save Our Seas puts whether...

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Quest for the Giant Squid

Watch a Discovery video on Smithsonian squid expert Clyde Roper’s search for...

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Giant Squid

Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...

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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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A Voyage of Discovery to Inner Space

The Mars rover Curiosity is sending images back home: glimpses of another world...

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Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner

After a few long days of hard work on the island, we were finally able to excavate...

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Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea

Last week, Smithsonian research zoologists Dr. Jerry Harasewych and Dr. Martha...

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A Sub and a Sea Toad

Have you ever seen a creature so unusual?  This fish (22 cm long) is called a...

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Excavating an Extinct Toothed Whale

A time-lapse video shows researchers from the Smithsonian's National Museum of...

Marine Snow: A Staple of the Deep

Snow on land can make some people grumpy, but the magical-looking flakes and a...

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Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP) Video

Dr. Carole Baldwin, a research zoologist and fish expert with the Smithsonian's...

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Meet the Only Squid that Willfully Lops off its Arms

Lopping off one’s arm sounds like a harrowing experience, but for one deep-sea...