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Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers
The deep-sea is a treasure trove of resources. Diverse ecosystems cozy up next to...
June 2020

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Solitary Deep-water Corals
These corals from the Smithsonian collections are Stephanocyathus (A.)...
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Corals at the Smithsonian
Smithsonian zoologist Dr. Steve Cairns named and described this deep-sea coral...
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Collecting Gold Coral from the Deep Sea
The robotic arm of a Pisces submersible collects a gold coral colony (Gerardia sp.)...
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Studying Deep-Sea Corals
What happens to deep-sea coral samples after they are collected? In this image...
Thu, 06/09/2011 - 09:23

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Ocean Objects of Wonder
As humans, we are constantly learning. Not only as individuals from the moment we...
March 2017

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Specimens from the Smithsonian Invertebrate Zoology Collection
Within the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, scientists conduct original research...
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What Lives in the Gulf of Mexico? Exploring Marine Collections on Google Earth
When he was 10 years old, Stephen Cairns lived in Cuba where he kept a collection...
May 2011