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Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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At STRI, No Whales Yet, But There Are Fossil Sea Cows...

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A researcher holds a maritime archaic point made of ramah chert that was found at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2011
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Ancient Maritime Archaic Indian Point

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This copepod (Gaussia princeps) was collected deeper than 1000 meters in the Sargasso Sea by Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ) researchers in April 2006.
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Five Questions with Russ Hopcroft, Zooplankton Whiz

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A map of NOAA's 13 marine protected areas
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The Marine Sanctuary: A Safe Harbor for Ocean Life

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scientist Drew-Baker reads a book by her microscope
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Saving Nori

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Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) is a slow-growing and long-lived seagrass native to the Mediterranean.
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Bugs and Slugs: The Hidden Secret to Healthy Seagrasses

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Screenshot from video showing tiny foraminifera.
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Foraminifera on the Seafloor

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A screenshot from the video showing a large marlin sculpture made of ocean plastic.
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The Making of a Marlin

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diver in a coral reef
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Marine Protected Areas

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A screenshot from the video "Smithsonian Collections on Google Earth" that shows a view of Earth with several collections items highlighted as images.
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Smithsonian Collections on Google Earth

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The Missing Microbial Link in the Ocean Food Web

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