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Ocean Views from Nature's Best Photos

The winners of the 2010 Nature's Best Photography Ocean Views Contest are a...

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Ocean Views Award Winners, 2011

Thanks to a passionate group of fearless ocean photographers, you can stare-down a...

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Underwater Photography Contest from University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School

Every year the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric...

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The Ocean Under the Microscope: Images from Nikon Small World

The ocean is so big that it can be easy to forget the microscopic beauty of the...

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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem

Laysan albatrosses (Phoebastria immutabilis) are incredible birds. They have a...

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How Mangroves Deal with Saltwater

Looking at a white mangrove (Avicennia marina) leaf cross-section under the...

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Psychedelic Tardigrade

Tardigrades, which are usually less than 1 mm long, can be found in almost every...

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On the Hunt for a Perfect Photo in the Mangroves

Photographer Brian Skerry hikes through a mangrove in Bimini (The Bahamas) to scout...

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Scientists Conduct an ROV Dive

Peter Auster and colleagues direct a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) dive on the...

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Common Tern Silhouette, Nickerson Beach, Long Island, New York, USA

“A tern colony resides here for the better part of the summer, raising their...

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Leatherback Sea Turtle, Playa Grande, Costa Rica

“Leatherback turtles are critically endangered, and this young hatchling is a...

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NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Museum Specialist Yolanda Villacampa

Yolanda Villacampa is a museum specialist in the invertebrate zoology department of...