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48 remarkable picks from 'The Ocean Photographer of the Year' awards

The ocean covers most of our planet, yet it remains one of the least understood places on Earth. That sense of wonder is ...
Virginia Mercury

A new look at blue crab cannibalism in the Chesapeake Bay

By Katherine Hafner/WHRO Each summer for nearly four decades, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center have tethered some baby blue crabs along a Chesapeake Bay tributary. Then they ...

Who eats the most Maryland blue crabs every year? Spoiler: It’s not people.

Smithsonian researchers discovered who eats the most young blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay — it’s not people, or even fish, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Cannibalistic Blue Crabs Are Eating Their Younger Peers in Part of the Chesapeake Bay

The findings by Smithsonian researchers could help experts better manage this crustacean's population. The creatures play ...

The Best Of ‘The Ocean Photographer Of The Year’ Awards In 51 Stunning Photos

The ocean covers most of our planet, yet it remains one of the least understood places on Earth. That sense of wonder is ...

15 Animals You Can Technically Keep as Pets in the U.S. (But Probably Shouldn't)

If I were to keep a rare pet, it’d definitely be a fox, particularly for their bushy tails and mesmerizing eyes. Some people ...