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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...
December 2018
The Komodo National Park site in Indonesia was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991. The site hosts "Komodo dragons" (Varanus komodoensis), a unique species that exists nowhere else in the world and is of great interest to scientists studying evolu
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Tunicates—Not So Spineless Invertebrates

There are thousands of marine invertebrate animals in the ocean, from small to...
June 2018
an illustration of a sperm whale and a giant squid
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Clyde Roper: Squid Hunter - Architeuthis

Dr. Clyde Roper recounts the tale of his encounter with a giant squid...
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 10:11
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Clyde Roper On the Over-Sized Anatomy of the Giant Squid

Dr. Clyde Roper discusses the fascinating anatomy of the giant squid (Architeuthis...
Fri, 07/20/2012 - 12:57
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Clyde Roper: Squid Hunter - Eyeball to Eyeball

Dr. Clyde Roper, squid expert, explains how he developed a passionate interest in...
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 09:54
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Oil’s Impact on Marine Invertebrates

In the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill, what is the effect of oil on invertebrates...
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 09:27
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
Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
overview

Giant Squid

Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...
April 2018
A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

On the deep seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico, ecosystems made up of fish, corals, sea...
Tue, 01/06/2015 - 13:37
A humboldt squid releases ink.
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Humboldt Squid Shoots Ink

A humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas)—also known as the jumbo squid—releases a...
A brittled star clings to damaged deep-sea corals in the Gulf of Mexico
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Brittle Star Clings to Damaged Deep-sea Corals

In 2010, scientists from NOAA and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute found dead and...
A blue cod and sea pens, a unique type of cnidarian, speckle the seafloor in New Zealand's Fiordland region.
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Blue Cod Amongst Sea Pens

A blue cod and sea pens, a unique type of cnidarian, speckle the seafloor...

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