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Basket Star
Deep sea dwellers, the basket star uses its long, twisting arms to snag zooplankton...
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Starfish Feet
Sea stars creep along the seafloor using hundreds of little tube feet. These tube...
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Oil’s Impact on Marine Invertebrates
In the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill, what is the effect of oil on invertebrates...
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 09:27
A Brittle Star May Be a Coral’s Best Friend
Five thousand feet (1,524 meters) beneath the sea in the Gulf of Mexico, an...
August 2017
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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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Sickly Starfish: A Q&A with Dr. Chris Mah
Since summer 2013, starfish along both coasts of the United States have been dying...
December 2013
Personal Perspectives
How Coastal Seagrass Feeds the Deep
It is a well-known fact that for animals living in the deep sea, food can be...
February 2013
Personal Perspectives
On Biodiversity: Understanding its Meaning and Importance
The ocean is home to a phenomenal diversity of marine organisms. They have evolved...
August 2011
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A Plague of Sea Stars
Sea stars are important members of marine ecosystems, especially in the tropics. We...
May 2011
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The Invisible Loss: The Impacts of Oil You Do Not See
Since late April, the world has watched a devastating oil spill from a BP drilling...
June 2010
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Seamounts: Underwater Oases
Thousands of seamounts—most of them undersea volcanoes—tower above the muddy...
December 2009