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Pufferfishes and Their Relatives
Pufferfishes are well known for their ability to inflate their bodies in the face...
January 2023
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The Origin of Eels
Slithering, slimy, and brown, the European eel is not the most charismatic nor...
December 2022
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Mystery of An Ichthyosaur Graveyard Revealed
In the middle of the Nevada desert, 300 miles from the nearest ocean, there is a...
December 2022
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The Big Tunas
Tuna are the predators of the fish world. Large and athletic, with a mouth full of...
September 2022
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Joan Murrell Owens and her Button Corals
In the 1950s it was unheard of for a young Black woman to become a marine...
September 2022
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Swimming Against the Tide
You might have noticed that fish come in all different shapes and sizes, as...
September 2022
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The Truth About Corals and Sunscreen
Summer is the time for beach trips and swimming, and often a sunburn or two....
September 2022
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Recuerdo de la primera expedición del Smithsonian a Puerto Rico
Las aguas de Puerto Rico siguen sorprendiendo a los científicos. En abril de 2022,...
September 2022
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Remembering the First Smithsonian Expedition to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s waters just keep surprising scientists. In April 2022, Smithsonian...
September 2022
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Descubrimientos en las profundidades marinas de Puerto Rico
En abril de 2022, un grupo de científicos del Smithsonian viajó durante...
July 2022
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Discoveries in Puerto Rico's Deep Sea
In April of 2022, Smithsonian scientists traveled for 10 days aboard the NOAA...
July 2022
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Too Much of a Good Thing—the Atlantic Sargassum Belt
There is a sea in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean where floating rafts of seaweed...
June 2022