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Yellow Goby. Photograph by Brian Skerry, from “Portraits of Planet Ocean,” currently on exhibit in the Sant Ocean Hall. |
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The Sant Ocean Hall
The newly renovated Living on an Ocean Planet gallery and the exhibitions, Portraits of Planet Ocean: the Photography of Brian Skerry, and Fragile Beauty: The Art & Science of Sea Butterflies, highlight the connections between humans and the ocean.
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The Ocean Portal
Dive into the Ocean Portal, the website that focuses on everything ocean--unusual and everyday organisms, ocean-inspired art, and researchers exploring the still-mysterious sea.
Find YOUR Blue at the Ocean Portal >
The Ocean Portal on Facebook >
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| Carrie Bow Cay. Photo by R. Ritson-Williams. |
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Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program |
Smithsonian Scientists Link Fish Larva in Florida to New Sea Bass Species in Curacao |
The Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems (CCRE) Program is a long-term field site project dedicated to investigations of coral reefs and associated mangroves, seagrass meadows, and sandy bottoms. Field operations are based at the Carrie Bow Cay Field Station on the Meso-American Barrier Reef in Belize.
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Scientists at the National Museum of Natural History turned to DNA barcoding to help identify a perplexing fish larva found in the Florida Straits, which yielded an unexpected discovery--a match between the mysterious fish larva and adults of a new species of sea bass discovered off the coast of Curacao.
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| Discovery Theater: The Great Adventures of Austin Clark and the Expedition Albatross |
World Ocean Day Celebration |
See the premiere of this original multi-media production commissioned by the National Museum of Natural History and Discovery Theater. Josh Sticklin stars as Smithsonian scientist and world explorer Austin Clark.
Seating is first-come, first-served for free public performances on Sunday, June 8 and Saturday, June 14.
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Purchase reserved tickets for groups for June 11, 12, or 13 performances >
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Join us on June 8 for free events and activities celebrating World Ocean Day:
- See The Great Adventures of Austin Clark and the Expedition Albatross
- Meet marine biologist and author Ellen Prager and get a sneak peek at her new book, The Shark Whisperer
- Find ocean specimens at education carts
- Make your own ocean origami
- Meet "Shark Girl," Madison Stewart
- Watch the world premiere screening of Smithsonian Channel's Shark Girl
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| The Senate of Scientists’ June 2014 Lecture: Past Climate and Human Evolution
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DNA Mix in the Museum
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Dr. Rick Potts, Director of the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program, discusses the relationship between past climate variability and human adaptability.
Wednesday, June 11, 6pm, Baird Auditorium. Free and open to the public.
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The exhibition, Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code, provides the inspiration and setting for an event that mixes socializing and science to create a party as unique as a strand of your own DNA.
Friday, June 27, 6:45pm, in the exhibition, Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code.
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| Honu by the Sea: an Underwater Musical Fantasy for Families
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June 16-22 is National Pollinator Week! |
Honu by the Sea, a family-friendly underwater musical fantasy with Hawaii origins, goes beyond the reef for a World Ocean Week visit to the Museum’s Q?rius Theater!
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Join us every day during National Pollinator Week for special programs featuring staff from the Insect Zoo, Butterfly Pavilion, Smithsonian Gardens, the Department of Entomology, and the USDA.
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| Smithsonian Science How? Live Webcasts |
Free School Programs |
Smithsonian Science How? delivers real-world science into classrooms and other learning environments through free, interactive, live webcasts, and supporting resources.
Thursday, June 5 at 11am and 2pm Climate Change: Past & Present with paleobotanist Scott Wing
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Schedule your field trip to the National Museum of Natural History!
Free school programs are offered every weekday morning for grades 6-12 in Q?rius, and for grades K-8 in Q?rius jr.: a discovery room. A variety of educator-led and self-guided programs aligned to national standards are offered, with topics ranging from anthropology to biology to geology.
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Download the Q?rius Teachers’ Guide >
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Volunteer Frances Seay talks with Vertebrate Paleontology Collections Manager Dave Bohaska in the Sant Ocean Hall. Photograph, Smithsonian.
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| Become a Natural History Museum Volunteer |
Support the Museum: Text DINO to Donate |
Join our dynamic community of volunteers and share your enthusiasm for nature and culture. Opportunities are available in Q?rius jr.: a Discovery Room, the Butterfly Pavilion and the Insect Zoo.
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New! Text DINO to 202-22 on your smartphone to donate $10 to the Museum. Your donation helps provide free educational programs and exhibitions and contributes to research around the world.
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BANNER IMAGE:
Photographer: Ernest Stewart.
“Shark Girl” Madison Stewart with Caribbean Reef sharks. From the television documentary, SHARK GIRL, which airs June 15 on the Smithsonian Channel. See the World Premiere screening of SHARK GIRL on World Ocean Day, June 8, at the National Museum of Natural History.
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