Smithsonian Marine Station | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/smithsonian-marine-station/RSS feed for Smithsonian Marine StationenTue, 05 Aug 2025 21:03:16 +0000Researchers Discover the Culprit Behind a Gruesome Disease That Makes Sea Stars Lose Their Limbs and Melthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-discover-the-culprit-behind-a-gruesome-disease-that-makes-sea-stars-lose-their-limbs-and-melt-180987110/A new study points a finger at a strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida, which belongs to the same genus as Vibrio cholerae, known for causing cholera in humansTue, 05 Aug 2025 21:03:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-discover-the-culprit-behind-a-gruesome-disease-that-makes-sea-stars-lose-their-limbs-and-melt-180987110/Probiotics May Help Corals Fight a Dangerous Disease Off Florida’s Coasthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/probiotics-may-help-corals-fight-a-dangerous-disease-off-floridas-coast-180981940/The new treatment shows promise in lab experimentsThu, 06 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/probiotics-may-help-corals-fight-a-dangerous-disease-off-floridas-coast-180981940/How Algae Communicatehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2021/06/24/meet-marine-scientist-studying-how-algae-communicates/Smithsonian scientist Valerie Paul studies the ways marine biochemicals can potentially help restore coral reefs and create new biomedicineFri, 25 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2021/06/24/meet-marine-scientist-studying-how-algae-communicates/Scientists Find Blue-Green Algae Chemical With Cancer-Fighting Potentialhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2021/03/04/scientists-find-blue-green-algae-chemical-cancer-fighting-potential/The discovery shows how studying marine biodiversity can enhance biomedical research.Thu, 04 Mar 2021 19:06:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2021/03/04/scientists-find-blue-green-algae-chemical-cancer-fighting-potential/Proposed New Marine Reserve System Offers Rosy Outlook for Both the Lobster and the Lobster Fishermanhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/proposed-new-marine-reserve-system-offers-rosy-outlook-lobster-fisher-180961169/With the help of a supercomputer, Smithsonian scientists figure out how to help the lobster fishery off the coast of HondurasMon, 28 Nov 2016 19:47:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/proposed-new-marine-reserve-system-offers-rosy-outlook-lobster-fisher-180961169/