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a woman holding up algal specimens
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Valerie Paul with algal specimens

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Smithsonian scientist who discovered new species in her laboratory
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Five Questions for Carole Baldwin

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Dr. Brendan Roark discusses different methods of sampling deep-sea corals with undergraduate students at Texas A&M University.
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Training Future Scientists

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Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.
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Five Questions for Shirley Pomponi, Medical Sponge Hunter

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Mary Rice: A Force of Nature

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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

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A view of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as seen from a NOAA research aircraft, June 2010.
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Let's Get Our Hands Dirty This Women's History Month

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What Do Scientists Do?

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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

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A dredge from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can be seen removing a sandbar off of Virginia Beach, VA.
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Diving into the Sandstorm

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The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred on March 24, 1989 when an oil tanker grounded on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. It spilled almost 11 million gallons of crude oil, which reached 1,300 miles of coastline. The spill's remote location, accessib
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Five Questions for Richard Carson, Natural Resource Economist

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These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Slideshow: Smithsonian Research Stations

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