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Screenshot from video showing illustrations of diverse and abundant marine microbes.
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The Microbial Loop

Invisible to the naked eye, molecular pieces of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates,...
Mon, 07/08/2019 - 14:17
An image from a drone of Majuro island
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Mapping Out What’s Next for the Marshall Islands

For residents of the Marshall Islands, a system of over a thousand islands found on...
June 2018
A screenshot from the video showing a small anemone through a microscope.
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Anemone Feeding Time

Anemones are known for serving as homes for Nemo and countless other small fish and...
Fri, 05/19/2017 - 13:05
A screenshot from the video showing a school of swimming fish.
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Bite Size: Bull Shark Predation of Tarpon

Follow a journey with satellite tags placed on bull sharks and tarpon. Both of...
Wed, 12/16/2015 - 09:38
Screenshot from video showing a close-up image of a plankton.
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The Secret Life of Plankton

Imagine if a fish at the market could tell you where it came from; what would it...
Fri, 08/25/2017 - 10:13
A screenshot from the video showing illustration of a whale at the surface of water at night.
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Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)

When a whale dies, the story has just begun. The massive carcass sinks to the...
Fri, 06/23/2017 - 09:13
Screenshot of opening slide for lecture "Efforts to Protect the Critically Endangered Monk Seal."
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Efforts to Protect the Critically Endangered Monk Seal

Monk seals -- the only completely tropical species of seal in the world -- are in...
Tue, 06/14/2011 - 14:53
It is estimated that the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan was 1,000 times more powerful than the quake that struck Haiti in 2010. Watch as Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell explains this and more about the major earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Using maps and graphics, Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell provides an...
Mon, 03/14/2011 - 17:08
Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
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Jellyfish and Comb Jellies

Jellyfish and comb jellies are gelatinous animals that drift through the ocean's...
April 2018
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
A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...
April 2018
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Endangered Ocean Animals

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law on December 28, 1973 by...
Mon, 12/02/2013 - 14:00

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