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PHOTO Tide Pools and Adaptations Adaptation is the key word if you are looking to survive in a tide pool, a space that some scientists describe as the most competitive real estate in the ocean. Tide pools are exposed to the...MORE PHOTOS


	BLOG POST MORE STORIES The Great Hermit Crab Migration Over the last few days, a video of hermit crabs stampeding across the rocky shor...
	PHOTO MORE PHOTOS Sand from Orient Point, Long Island, New York There are different types of beaches and multiple factors that influence the for...
	VIDEO MORE VIDEOS Trash on the Beach and in the Ocean While conducting field work in Curaçao in 2011, Smithsonian researchers encounte...

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					The Importance of a Wave Apr 11, 2013 - 9:32AMLarge waves are a draw for surfers, scientists and spectators alike to locations around the world. Changes to the coast and ocean floor as well as sediment flow can change the nature of a wave as it reaches shore. So when three...

Jingle Shells

Dec 17, 2012 - 9:26AM

The jingle shell (Anomia simplex) is a common bivalve found on the...

Coral Sand Under a Microscope

Oct 24, 2012 - 10:52AM

Coral sand is aptly named: it's sand made up of tiny bits of coral and other...

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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life in the Sand Exhibit Sandy beaches are home to a Diversity of Life In the Shores and Shallows Gallery of the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall, a...

Surfer at Bogue Banks, North Carolina, USA

Dec 23 2010 - 3:32pm

“As I set up for a sunset shot—one last, solitary surfer exited the water and I quickly fired a few frames trying to capture the serenity of the moment.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Karen Doody. See more beautiful ocean photos in our slideshow of winners from the 2010 Nature's Best Ocean Views...

Star Sand Grains Collected from Southern Japan

May 24 2012 - 10:54am

These star-shaped grains of sand, collected from southern Japan, look like miniature works of art -- but they were not sculpted by an artist. They are the shells of microscopic organisms called foraminifera, which build intricate shells from the calcium carbonate they collect while drifting through...