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Spinner dolphins in a small inlet off the Kona coast, Hawaii.
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Solidifying the Dolphin Family Tree

With their cartoon-smile faces and intelligent interactions, dolphins have become...
December 2019
A bloom of algae from up above
Article

What Exactly Is a Red Tide?

Drifting throughout the ocean, invisible to the naked eye, are innumerable...
August 2018
Fish swim underwater amidst mangrove roots at Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Article

On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018
Horizontal bands of color represent different species of lichen that have adapted to the conditions at different heights above sea level.
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Seaside Lichens

Very few plant species can survive close to the ocean, where pounding surf fills...
August 2015
A juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle emerges from the nest
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Taking the Temperature of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

The Kemp’s ridley is a “riddler” among sea turtles. Although the species was...
May 2014
Tiny bits and pieces of plastic can be found throughout the ocean, like these collected from the open ocean by net.
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The “Plastisphere:" A new marine ecosystem

Any floating object in the ocean tends to attract life; fishermen know this and...
July 2013
The whitish spots on this fish are individual parasitic trematode worms.
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Marine Parasites: Crazy…and Really Cool!

Marine parasites may be small in size, but they can be present in very high numbers...
December 2012
Giant Pacific Manta Ray, Roca Partida Sea Mount, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico
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Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater

How do we know where ocean animals swim day and night? Scientists are getting...
May 2012
Cartoon t-shirts with got plankton.
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The Cloud Factories that Live in the Sea

Dimethylsulfoniopropionate. A jumble of syllables akin to a complicated...
March 2018
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Struggling to Survive, But with a Chance to Thrive

Progress for Eight Endangered Ocean Creatures From snails to whales,...
January 2017
Two killer whales.
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How Drones in the Sky Unlock Secrets of the Sea

In August 2015, a group of ocean researchers gathered on the coast of Costa Rica to...
October 2016
A view out of the tiny window of the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible.
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How Methane Fueled a Food Web after the Gulf Oil Spill

In August 1994, Mandy Joye dove to the deep sea in a submersible for the first...
January 2015

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