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Science in a Time of Crisis: How Much Oil?

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Robotic Ocean Explorer

This is the world’s first unmanned, underwater robot—or “glider”—to cross...

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X-Rays of Fish Reveal Diversity

Scientists in the Division of Fishes at the Smithsonian's National Museum of...

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The Ocean Under the Microscope: Images from Nikon Small World

The ocean is so big that it can be easy to forget the microscopic beauty of the...

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By now, you have probably heard of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The name...

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As I readied myself and my camera for a dive in Yellowstone Lake, the largest body...

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We drove down a long dirt road on the northern side of Curaçao looking for a...

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Students in Monterey Bay share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton...