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  • Researchers bring a sediment core onto the deck of a ship.

    Bringing sediment core on ship
    Mar 23 2010 - 12:02pm
    Researchers bring a sediment core dug from the seafloor off the coast of Panama onto the deck of a ship. Cores like these are shedding light on what Earth’s climate was like in the past. More about...
  • A brittled star clings to damaged deep-sea corals in the Gulf of Mexico

    Brittle Star Clings to Damaged Deep-sea Corals
    Apr 20 2012 - 12:46pm
    In 2010, scientists from NOAA and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute found dead and damaged deep-sea corals in the Gulf of Mexico, potentially affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. These...
  • This shrimp species can be spotted by its long transparent claws or "chelae".

    Brown Grass Shrimp
    Sep 13 2012 - 10:36am
    Another common species of sargassum shrimp, Leander tenuicornis (Palaemonidae), can be spotted by its long transparent claws or "chelae". Very similar shrimp are found in near shore...
  • Photograph of an oiled brown pelican squatting on the beach.

    Brown Pelican covered in oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill
    Jun 6 2010 - 7:34pm
    On June 3, 2010 a brown pelican, the Louisiana state bird, stands mired in oil in East Grand Terre. According to reports, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries was contacted, and...
  • Macroscopic Algae (Ventricaria ventricosa)

    Bubble Algae (Ventricaria ventricosa)
    Jul 26 2011 - 11:45am
    Macroscopic algae (Ventricaria ventricosa), also known as "bubble algae" or "sea pearl," is widespread algal species that can withstand low light. Each of the bubbles is a single cell, making it one...
  • This bubblegum coral has a fanlike shape. It is growing 1,310 m (4,298 ft) deep on the Davidson Seamount.

    Bubblegum Coral
    Jun 7 2011 - 12:32pm
    This bubblegum coral (Paragorgia arborea) has a fanlike shape. It is growing 1,310 m (4,298 ft) deep on the Davidson Seamount southwest of Monterey, California. Learn more about deep-sea corals in...
  • What's a Buccaneer? Buccaneers were pirates who raided Spanish ships and settlements in the Carribean.

    Buccaneer definition
    Jul 7 2010 - 10:57am
    Buccaneers were pirates who raided Spanish ships and settlements in the Carribean.
  • Buccaneers divide their treasure under the watchful eye of Captain Morgan.

    Buccaneers from "Pirates of Panama, or the Buccaneers of America"
    Jul 30 2010 - 12:19pm
    Buccaneers dividing their treasure under the watchful eye of Captain Morgan.
  • Bottom trawl treasures from the shallow Chukchi Seafloor

    Bucket of Creatures from an Arctic Shelf
    Jan 6 2011 - 2:31pm
    Bottom trawl treasures from the shallow Chukchi Seafloor near the Canada Basin: sea stars, brittle stars, clams, some snails and crabs. View the “Under Arctic Ice” photo essay to learn more.
  • Scientist Kevin Raskoff processes samples of DNA

    Building a Database
    Jan 6 2011 - 4:06pm
    Expedition data went to the Arctic Ocean Diversity database of the Census of Marine Life to establish a baseline that will help to document change in the poorly known Arctic Ocean.
  • Great White Sharks are powerful swimmers, capable of going 50 kph/35 mph.

    Built for Speed
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Great White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are powerful swimmers, capable of going 50 kph / 35 mph. They can migrate long distances, from Hawaii to California, and from South Africa to Australia....
  • <p>Mantis shrimp have built-in polarized vision to help them see underwater—and maybe even communicate.</p>

    Built-in Underwater Polarized Lenses?
    Apr 16 2013 - 11:02am
    Polarized sunglasses have become the norm for humans when they want to filter out the strong glare from the sunlight bouncing off of water in a horizontal direction. But how do animals do that live...