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Pufferfishes and Their Relatives

Pufferfishes are well known for their ability to inflate their bodies in the face...
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The Origin of Eels

Slithering, slimy, and brown, the European eel is not the most charismatic nor...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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Descubrimientos en las profundidades marinas de Puerto Rico

En abril de 2022, un grupo de científicos del Smithsonian viajó durante...
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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

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