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Solidifying the Dolphin Family Tree
With their cartoon-smile faces and intelligent interactions, dolphins have become...
December 2019
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Surprising Results Upon Reexamining the Curious Jaw of the Moray Eel
In morphology there is no such thing as insignificant detail; each observation,...
September 2019
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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean
DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018
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A New Ocean Zone Described with the Help of a Submersible
Beneath vibrant coral reefs, but above the lightless depths of the sea, lies the...
June 2018
Young Voices
Trials and Tribulations with Contamination
My internship at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History started off...
November 2017
Personal Perspectives
Up Close and Personal with a Mangrove Root
I got a lot of funny looks at the airport when I opened the oversized cooler for...
October 2017
Personal Perspectives
Chasing a Basking Shark
It was a hot and sunny day, with barely a whiff of breeze. I boarded a boat in...
October 2015
Personal Perspectives
Following the Akule
While swimming off of the big island of Hawaii in Kealakekua Bay, I saw what first...
August 2015
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Worth the Investment: Ocean Real Estate Reveals Hidden Diversity
Good real estate is hard to find. This is as true underwater as it is on land. So...
February 2015
Personal Perspectives
From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs
Reef biologists over a certain age are haunted by memories of what glorious places...
July 2014
Personal Perspectives
Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans
If you are a bird watcher you have probably heard of the Christmas Bird Count. The...
June 2014
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Where the Shark and the Snapper Roam
The pre-industrial American landscape was once rightly described as a place where...
March 2014