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Video of a myxozoan (Myxobolus klamathellus) firing its stinging cell. Video credit: Myxozoan polar tubules display structural and functional variation, Parasites & Vectors.

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Myxozoan discharges stinging cell

Thumbnail of the tortuous path of the Gulf Stream

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Gulf Stream Perpetual Ocean

Thumbnail of a Sperm Whale seen from a submersible.

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Close Encounters with a Sperm Whale

Tiny jellies in a petri dish.

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Fishing for Plastic: Photos from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

A screenshot from the video "What is Ocean Acidification?" showing an illustrated underwater scene.

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What Is Ocean Acidification?

A screenshot from the video "Turtle and Seagrass" with a turtle swimming through seagrass.

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Turtle and Seagrass

A screenshot from the video in the Cabo Pulmo protected area.

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Cabo Pulmo - A Marine Reserve Threatened By Tourism

A satellite image of Earth.

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Earth Optimism Summit - World Ocean Radio

What We’re Reading 11/14

An estimated 5 tons of plastic are fed to albatross chicks each year at Midway Atoll.

November 2016

Magnified jellyfish stingers.

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Slow Motion Jellyfish Sting

Terms of Use for Media on the Ocean Portal

March 2010

A screenshot from the video of a coral head.

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How Coral Reefs Spawn