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![This orange boring sponge (Cliona varians) overgrows several coral species at Panama's Smithsonian Tropical Studies Institute.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/boring-sponge2.jpeg.webp?itok=JCE7ZUv3)
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Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges
Boring sponges get a bad rap. Their own name betrays them, announcing to the world......
March 2013
![Convict surgeonfish are the roaming sheep of the reef but, instead of noshing on grass, they feed on algae.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/convict_surgeonfish_0.JPG.webp?itok=uQnVj541)
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Helpful Herbivores
When snorkeling in the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) in...
June 2013
![The Charles W. Morgan tallship](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/charles_w_morgan_small.jpg.webp?itok=00BbLJNd)
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History and Modern Science Collide for the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan
Traveling aboard the Charles W. Morgan, a 173-year-old whaling ship on its 38th......
July 2014
![A puffin with a mouthful of fish. A puffin with a mouthful of fish.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/puffin-fish-rainbirder-cropped-scaled.jpg.webp?itok=yTmPKlGl)
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Watching for Fish in the Puffin's Beak
In recent years, I have taken to watching flying fish along the Maine coast. Not......
November 2013
![Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/Team_Breakfast_Pyenson_small.jpg.webp?itok=wOHt3L0-)
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At STRI, No Whales Yet, But There Are Fossil Sea Cows...
Jorge and I arrived in Panama City around 3 pm this afternoon, and took a taxi to......
June 2011
![Dr. Brendan Roark discusses different methods of sampling deep-sea corals with undergraduate students at Texas A&M University.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/training_future_scientists.jpg.webp?itok=wOZ2ITw9)
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Coral Scientist Brendan Roark: On an Urgent Mission
Deep-sea coral beds are true biodiversity hotspots. It’s urgent that we study......
July 2011
![An underwater photo of coral recovering from a bleaching event.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/mainimage_2.jpg.webp?itok=WLiRMvwm)
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A Pleasant Surprise: The Recovery of Bleached Panamanian Corals
Last September, the Citizens of the Sea blog series brought you a story of doom...
April 2011
![data of sea ice coverage in the Arctic](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/SeaIceChart.jpg.webp?itok=Nsn5XoMq)
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Arctic Sea Ice: A New Low?
At a recent staff meeting a Smithsonian colleague mentioned that one of his......
September 2011
![A coral has just spawned. Each of the hundreds of polyps releases a small pink bundle of sperm and eggs.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/m-fav-spawningcropped.jpg.webp?itok=lZYv6FI8)
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A Tale of Sex and Stress in the Ocean
Welcome to Citizens of the Sea, a new blog series where ocean life comes to life.......
October 2010
![One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/yellowstone_rowboad_yasmeen_smiley_0.jpeg.webp?itok=NucKIKgk)
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Underwater Parks in 3-D
As I readied myself and my camera for a dive in Yellowstone Lake, the largest body......
January 2015
![Scientists Collect Samples for Ocean Sampling Day A diver collects water samples.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/IMG_0759.JPG.webp?itok=A_9wk6lN)
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Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans
If you are a bird watcher you have probably heard of the Christmas Bird Count. The......
June 2014
![Positioned in front of a natural oil seep, this video camera is capturing images of the black oil bubbling up from beneath the sea floor. A light mounted to the frame helps see what is happening in the dark on the sea floor.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/oily_bubbles_gulf.jpeg.webp?itok=glxCb25i)
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How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea
There can be catastrophic results when a large amount of oil is spilled into the......
November 2014