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A New Ocean Zone Described with the Help of a Submersible
Beneath vibrant coral reefs, but above the lightless depths of the sea, lies the...
June 2018
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How Many Seahorse Species?
There are 47 different species of seahorses and 14 of those were discovered in the...
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The Vampire Squid from Hell
With a scientific name that means "the vampire squid from hell," you'd expect the...
Wood Under Sand: The Search for A Slave Shipwreck
An untimely storm with whipping gusts of wind and tumultuous waves, a sweeping...
October 2017
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It’s a Jelly Eat Jelly World
A “pink meanie” jellyfish (Drymonema larsoni)—a species found in the Gulf of...
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Arctic Sea Cucumber
This species of deep-water sea cucumber (Elpidia belyaevi) was discovered by Census...
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A New Fish DROP-ping In
By diving in the Curasub, Smithsonian researchers with the Deep Reef Observation...
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Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows
In the seagrass beds and kelp forests of the Oligocene-Miocene transition, nearly...
August 2016
When Did Today’s Whales Get So Big?
More recently than you might think, say scientists who scoured the fossil...
July 2016
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The First Filter Feeder
Today, filter feeders like clams, sponges, krill, baleen whales, fishes, and many...
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The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars
Recently, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researcher Chris Mah and...
May 2015
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