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Science in a Time of Crisis: Searching for the Plume

Part 4 of a 6-part series describing Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's efforts...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 15:28
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...
Thu, 10/28/2010 - 19:01
Map of Oceana's 2011 expedition to the Baltic Sea
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Map of Oceana's 2011 Baltic Expedition

In 2011, Oceana researchers spent two months surveying life and conditions in the...
A map of of the Caribbean, featuring the island of Curaçao.
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Curaçao

Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean is the site of the...
This computer screen image shows views of each sonar beam and the path being mapped by the ship.
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Multibeam Sonar Screen

Views of each sonar beam appear on the left side of this computer screen image...
A robotic arm on the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible retrieves Galatheid crabs for research. In the background is a species of the deep-sea coral Lophelia.
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Collecting Deep-Sea Crabs

A robotic arm on the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible retrieves Galatheid crabs for...
One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.
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Underwater Parks in 3-D

As I readied myself and my camera for a dive in Yellowstone Lake, the largest body...
January 2015
A whale shark swims with a diver off the coast of East Africa.
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The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa

When we think "Africa," we think of the "Big Five"—lions, elephants, leopards,...
November 2012
Giant Pacific Manta Ray, Roca Partida Sea Mount, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico
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Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater

How do we know where ocean animals swim day and night? Scientists are getting...
May 2012
A tiny yellow goby living inside an abandoned can on the seafloor; Suruga Bay, Japan
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Image Gallery: The Perfect Underwater Photo

For nearly 35 years, National Geographic photojournalist Brian Skerry has been...
Mon, 12/19/2011 - 16:13
Two scientists peer out into the ocean from inside the Curasub, a 5-person submersible
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Diving for Crabs in the Deep Sea

Last week, Smithsonian research zoologists Dr. Jerry Harasewych and Dr. Martha...
July 2011
A screenshot of some of Smithsonian's marine story windows in Google Earth

What Lives in the Gulf of Mexico? Exploring Marine Collections on Google Earth

When he was 10 years old, Stephen Cairns lived in Cuba where he kept a collection...
May 2011

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