Jeanne Villepreux-Power created the first scientific aquarium to study marine life live. Her invention disproved long-held myths and shaped modern marine biology despite her being overlooked.

If you spend time on a boat, snorkeling, or looking at fish tanks, you may quickly realize that life underwater looks incredibly different than animals and other life that lives on the surface.

From tracking down famous sunken ships to building drones that study whale populations, the Duke University Marine Lab (DUML) has plunged headfirst into some of the ocean’s most important questions ...