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Get Your Ocean Fix From Home
Even without a trip to the beach or an aquarium, you can still observe ocean...
March 2020
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Sea Sponges: Pharmacies of the Sea
Werner Bergmann did not mean to discover a lifesaving drug. But an unassuming trip...
November 2019
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Scientists Find First Ultra-Black Color in Deep-Sea Fishes
While out collecting invertebrates for research, Karen Osborn, a research zoologist...
July 2020
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Remembering the First Smithsonian Expedition to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s waters just keep surprising scientists. In April 2022, Smithsonian...
September 2022
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A Captain’s Journey to the Antarctic
In the seas of Antarctica, nothing is assured. The weather is fickle, changing from...
March 2022
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Circumnavigating our Changing Oceans
In a time of environmental uncertainty, the Polynesian Voyaging Society draws...
February 2022
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If You Build An Ocean, Sea Monsters Will Come
Building a productive ocean is complicated. The process is long (on the order of...
October 2018
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An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade
Relationships often begin with the locking of eyes. For Yvonne Sadovy, it was a...
September 2018
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A New Ocean Zone Described with the Help of a Submersible
Beneath vibrant coral reefs, but above the lightless depths of the sea, lies the...
June 2018
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Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment
Microbes are some of the most important organisms in the sea. These miniscule...
August 2014
Personal Perspectives
History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan
Traveling aboard the Charles W. Morgan, a 173-year-old whaling ship on its 38th...
July 2014
Personal Perspectives
Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans
If you are a bird watcher you have probably heard of the Christmas Bird Count. The...
June 2014