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a medicine bottle with an image of the ocean
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Medicines from the Sea

 You may not think of the ocean as a pharmacy but scientists are developing exciting...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 11:08
an animated dolphin in an arm chair
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Don't Feed Wild Dolphins

 A Twelve-Step group for wild animals with people-food addictions? Don’t be...
Wed, 11/24/2010 - 16:53
A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

 You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...
“Upon returning from the reef after a night dive, I swam toward a bright reflection and came eye-to-eye with this beautiful, curious squid.” -- Nature's Best photographer Charles Viggers.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D700; 105mm ƒ/2.8 lens
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Stunning Squid Pictures

 From the giant squid to microscopic squid babies, squids are beautiful and...
Thu, 06/20/2013 - 16:54
A crab sits on a coral with a sponge covering its head
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A Sponge Crab's Updo

 The sponge on this crab's back is more than a stylish accessory. The sponges are...
Fireworm Setae
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Fireworm Bristles

 No, this isn't a bundle of paintbrushes: you're looking at a fireworm...
Pearl oysters create pearls when a hard particle is coated with calcium carbonate (nacre) after entering the oyster.
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Pearls of Wisdom

 When hoping to discover a pearl, looking inside one of the oysters you slurp may...
Two of the worlds largest jellyfish, the lions mane jellyfish, float together.
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Extreme Jellyfish

 The lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) is the largest among the jelly...