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Exploration

At Smithsonian Ocean, we have lesson plans, activities, and resources to help you engage your students in the wonders of our oceans.

Screenshot from "Census of Marine Life" video showing an upside down pink-colored jellyfish.

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Census of Marine Life Video Release

A beaked whale at the ocean's surface

Article

Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales

Scientists are finding ways to preserve and study sunken warships

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Battle of the Atlantic

A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.

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A New Ocean Zone Described with the Help of a Submersible

Black coral, primnoid coral, and feather stars flourish deep on the pristine Davidson Seamount.

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Amy Baco-Taylor: Passionate about Deep-Sea Corals

Alvin, a human occupied vehicle (HOV), returns to the ship after a dive.

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From Submarines to Robots: Exploring the Deep Ocean

Octocorals dominated the seafloor on Chris Mah's Okeanos mission to Johnston Atoll in the remote Pacific Ocean.

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Deep-sea octocorals: An ecosystem of their own

X-ray image of a winghead shark

Slideshow

X-Rays of Fish Reveal Diversity

animation of scan of ocean floor

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Science in a Time of Crisis: Searching for the Plume

Small red hyperiid.

Slideshow

The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.

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Underwater Parks in 3-D

A shrimp boat fishes in the Gulf of Mexico

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Live Stream Event: Dispatches From the Gulf