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What the Megalodon Left Behind
The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...
July 2018
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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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Robotic Ocean Explorer
This is the world’s first unmanned, underwater robot—or “glider”—to cross...
Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:08
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Archaeologists Investigate an Early Whaling Community
For over a decade, Smithsonian Arctic Archaeologist, William Fitzhugh, has been...
Mon, 09/12/2011 - 12:32
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Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea
In the spring of 2011, a research crew from Oceana spent two months in the...
Wed, 10/12/2011 - 16:56
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Two Views of Coral Reefs: Thriving and Threatened
Coral reefs are beautiful, vibrant ecosystems that house roughly one quarter of all...
Tue, 12/15/2009 - 11:19
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A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea
The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 11:37
Young Voices
Trials and Tribulations with Contamination
My internship at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History started off...
November 2017
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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium
In the late 1970s, Walter Adey, a paleobiologist and coral reef researcher at the...
October 2017
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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor
Until very recently oceanography was a field dominated by men. A seafaring career,...
July 2016
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The Cultural Icescapes of the Arctic
Sea ice is typically viewed as the domain of physical and natural scientists, the...
March 2014
Personal Perspectives
The Great Barrier Reef – Going, Going, Gone???
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (or the GBR as it is known to reef aficionados)...
October 2012