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A diver collects water samples.

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Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans

The ribbon worm seen here, Ramphogordius sanguineus, is known to regenerate after losing a part of its body.

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Ribbon Worm Redux

Fish swim underwater amidst mangrove roots at Bocas del Toro, Panama.

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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

A "reef hotel" made of PVS layers on the seafloor.

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Worth the Investment: Ocean Real Estate Reveals Hidden Diversity

Seven of the newly discovered Starksia blennies, small fish with elongated bodies

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Scientists Discover Seven New Species of Fish

A screenshot from the video of a shark swimming underwater.

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Shark DNA Helps Catch Poachers

a hammerhead shark

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Shark Fin Genetics

two people in the water with mountains in the background

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Welcome to the Moorea Biocode Project

sea turtles in a cage

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Marine Forensics

"Barely a room onboard escaped being turned into a part of the sequencing laboratory," wrote Rob Edwards in a blog post about doing genomic sequencing at sea.

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Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment

Spinner dolphins in a small inlet off the Kona coast, Hawaii.

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Solidifying the Dolphin Family Tree

Smithsonian scientist who discovered new species in her laboratory

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Five Questions for Carole Baldwin