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Dr. Candy Feller, Senior Scientist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center underscores the challenges facing mangroves, along with reasons for hope. 
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Living on the Edge: Mangroves

Mangroves are the biological buffers between land and sea. Without them,...
Wed, 09/28/2016 - 12:06
A screenshot from the video showing a volunteer talking about mangrove restoration.
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Miami Connects Art and Mangrove Restoration

In coastal towns and cities, vast areas now inhabited by super markets, houses,...
Thu, 01/08/2015 - 08:34
fish swim in a net
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Reducing Bycatch

Bycatch, the name given to fish and other ocean animals that are caught...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:18
two scientists raise an ice core
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Taking an Ice Sample

Using a drill, a team removes a chunk from the thick Arctic ice. Small samples are...
Mon, 01/10/2011 - 11:55
Screenshot of "Investigating Nutrient Pollution's Impact on Mangroves" showing a boat heading into the mangroves.
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Investigating Nutrient Pollution's Impact on Mangroves

At Carrie Bow Cay in Belize, Dr. Candy Feller explains her research on the effect...
Thu, 03/08/2018 - 09:43
Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.
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The Arctic and The Antarctic

Travel to the ends of the earth—literally—and discover the polar ocean basins....
April 2018
Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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A Squalodontid Success

On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47
The Antarctic minke whale is the only baleen whale found in the icy waters of the Antarctic.
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Antarctic Minke Whale

The elegant Antarctic minke whale feeds on krill (tiny crustaceans) during the...
Sunset over a fishing net.
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Technology and Sea Turtles

Sea turtles may have survived the planetary changes that killed the dinosaurs, but...
Atmospheric carbon is captured by coastal mangroves, seagrasses and salt marshes at a rate five times faster than tropical forests.
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Blue Carbon

What is blue carbon? It's a term used to describe the carbon that is captured from...
This radio device is used to track North Atlantic right whales. Suction cups hold the device to a whale's back, where it records data such as depth, water, temperature, and underwater sounds.
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Whale Tracking Device

This radio device is used to track North Atlantic right whales. Suction cups hold...
This dog is helping researchers at the New England Aquarium in Boston detect scat (or poop) from North Atlantic right whales.
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The Search for Whale Poop

Fargo, the dog pictured here, is not just having a relaxing day at sea. He is...

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