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Here at the Smithsonian we think the time for Earth Optimism is now. So we are...

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Let's Get Our Hands Dirty This Women's History Month

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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...

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Shark Girl: Changing Shark Fear to Fascination

As far back as I can remember, I have always been fascinated by sharks. My father...

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Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

Whales swimming in the ocean are never really alone. Even if one swims by itself...

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Where the Shark and the Snapper Roam

The pre-industrial American landscape was once rightly described as a place where...

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Celebrating the Ocean With New Museum Exhibits

A lot can happen in five years. Since 2007, the concentration of carbon dioxide in...

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The “Plastisphere:" A new marine ecosystem

Any floating object in the ocean tends to attract life; fishermen know this and...

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4,000 Years of Marine History through the Eyes of a Seabird

Most people have never heard of the Hawaiian petrel, an endangered, crow-sized...

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Field Notes from the East African Coast

We began this journey three months ago, a team of scientists and filmmakers...