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Signs of a Recovering Harbor
For more than two centuries, Boston Harbor has been a dumping ground. In 1773,...
July 2013

Personal Perspectives
Whale fossils on the mainland, and into a CT scanner
After a few long days of hard work on the island, we were finally able to excavate...
May 2012

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Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?
Lately we’ve been fielding questions from Smithsonian visitors wondering how they...
June 2010

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Upcycled Ocean Plastic
The Possibilities Are Endless For Reuse of Plastic Ocean Trash Today, most...
August 2016

Three Ways You Can Use Genomics to Study Oil Spill Impacts
You’ve probably heard of genetics—you can now swab your mouth and use DNA to...
January 2016

Fighting Plastic From Every Angle
Ocean plastic comes in all shapes and sizes, from the flip-flops and bottles that...
September 2014

Five Questions for Richard Carson, Natural Resource Economist
In 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Alaska’s Prince William...
March 2014
The Sant Ocean Hall: Life at the Poles Exhibit
Most of you know that the Earth’s poles are cold. But did you know that there are...
September 2011

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Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean
Glider Technology Now Used to Study Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico The first...
October 2010