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Two new species of sea stars were discovered in the deep sea: Paulasterias tyleri (on the left) in a North Pacific hydrothermal vent community, and Paulasterias mcclaini (on the right) in the deep sea off the coast of Antarctica.

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The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars

Recently, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researcher Chris Mah and...

May 2015

Positioned in front of a natural oil seep, this video camera is capturing images of the black oil bubbling up from beneath the sea floor. A light mounted to the frame helps see what is happening in the dark on the sea floor.

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How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea

There can be catastrophic results when a large amount of oil is spilled into the...

November 2014

An Atlantic wolffish hiding on Cashes Ledge off the New England coast.

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Exploring a Unique Biodiversity Hotspot In the Gulf of Maine

Cashes Ledge is a wild, special place in the heart of the Gulf of Maine. This...

November 2014

"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

Microbes are some of the most important organisms in the sea. These miniscule...

August 2014

This queen parrotfish scrapes algae from Caribbean reefs with its parrot-like beak.

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From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs

Reef biologists over a certain age are haunted by memories of what glorious places...

July 2014

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

If you are a bird watcher you have probably heard of the Christmas Bird Count. The...

June 2014

In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.

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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of...

September 2013

Brian Skerry sits on a 20 foot high underwater tripod to photograph the Aquarius Habitat off Florida.

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Portraits of Planet Ocean – Behind The Photographs

As an assignment photographer, I sometimes feel as though I am living in a vacuum,...

September 2013

Convict surgeonfish are the roaming sheep of the reef but, instead of noshing on grass, they feed on algae.

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Helpful Herbivores

When snorkeling in the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) in West...

June 2013

A whale shark swims with a diver off the coast of East Africa.

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The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa

When we think "Africa," we think of the "Big Five"—lions, elephants, leopards,...

November 2012

Red Pigfish and Blue Mao-Mao school at the edge of a cavern in New Zealand's Poor Knights Islands. Read photographer Brian Skerry's story behind this photo.

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Behind the Photo: The Primal Ocean

A few years ago, I was in New Zealand photographing a story about the value of...

October 2012

Dive through the zones of the ocean to the deep ocean bottom where many strange species live, and there are many yet to be discovered. Explore them in the Deep Ocean Exploration section.

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What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

Imagine: You’re in a small submersible, and you gently settle on the soft muddy...

July 2012

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From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs

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

Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

Portraits of Planet Ocean – Behind The Photographs

Helpful Herbivores

The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa

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What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

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The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars

How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea

Exploring a Unique Biodiversity Hotspot In the Gulf of Maine

Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment

From Despair to Repair: Protecting Parrotfish Can Help Bring Back Caribbean Coral Reefs

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

Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

Portraits of Planet Ocean – Behind The Photographs

Helpful Herbivores

The Big Five of the Ocean: Exploring the Waters of East Africa

Behind the Photo: The Primal Ocean

What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

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