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A clear tomoptorid with many leg-like parapodia photographed on a black background.
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Tech Imitates Life: Sneaky Sea Worm Inspires Soft Robots

Technology is evolving faster than ever, and that means sci-fi fantasies of...
November 2019
Fish swim underwater amidst mangrove roots at Bocas del Toro, Panama.
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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018
Alvin, a human occupied vehicle (HOV), returns to the ship after a dive.
slideshow

Exploring the Ocean with Robots and Submarines

To explore the deep ocean, scientists rely on numerous pieces of high-tech...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 14:11
A spiraled diatom with spines.
slideshow

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...
Wed, 04/30/2014 - 10:34
A team of scientists explore the Arctic ocean.
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Under Arctic Ice

Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...
Tue, 01/04/2011 - 14:48
A raindrop falls into a surface oil slick treated with chemical dispersant.
slideshow

After the Oil Spill: Research Projects in the Gulf of Mexico with GoMRI

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) was formed as a 10-year independent...
Fri, 01/23/2015 - 13:11
Walter Adey and the NMNH coral reef tank
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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium

In the late 1970s, Walter Adey, a paleobiologist and coral reef researcher at the...
October 2017
A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.
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Keeping Exploration Alive With Manned Submersibles

The Ocean Portal was lucky enough to join the Deep Reef Observation Project team in...
October 2015
A "reef hotel" made of PVS layers on the seafloor.
Article

Worth the Investment: Ocean Real Estate Reveals Hidden Diversity

Good real estate is hard to find. This is as true underwater as it is on land. So...
February 2015
One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.
Personal Perspectives

Underwater Parks in 3-D

As I readied myself and my camera for a dive in Yellowstone Lake, the largest body...
January 2015
"Barely a room onboard escaped being turned into a part of the sequencing laboratory," wrote Rob Edwards in a blog post about doing genomic sequencing at sea.
Personal Perspectives

Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment

Microbes are some of the most important organisms in the sea. These miniscule...
August 2014
The Charles W. Morgan tallship
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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

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