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Illustration from video showing a hydrothermal vent.
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The Adventures of Zack and Molly: Part 4

Find the version with Spanish subtitles here.  ...
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 09:39
A large black grouper swims amidst coral.
Article

Protecting the Most Vulnerable Fish After an Oil Spill

When an oil spill happens, there are thousands of species affected, everything from...
August 2020
a large salmon colored orb with tiny fluorescent green and blue orbs covering it
Article

A Bacterium's Super Powers

In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010, photos of pelicans,...
June 2020
A translucent hyperiid on a black background with orange stripes along its head.
Article

Many Eyes, Many Perspectives: The Astonishing Visual Systems of Hyperiids

In any given scoop of seawater, you will find an assortment of tiny critters called...
January 2020
Spinner dolphins in a small inlet off the Kona coast, Hawaii.
Article

Solidifying the Dolphin Family Tree

With their cartoon-smile faces and intelligent interactions, dolphins have become...
December 2019
A brown and white dragon moray eel with its mouth open.
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Surprising Results Upon Reexamining the Curious Jaw of the Moray Eel

In morphology there is no such thing as insignificant detail; each observation,...
September 2019
A tree that shows the different relationships between bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes.
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Marine Microbe Tree of Life

A microbe is a microscopic organism, and it is not necessarily within a unified...
July 2019
Ocean Food Web Listing Image
Interactive

The Missing Microbial Link in the Ocean Food Web

This work was supported by the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative of...
July 2019
A large, black instrument is hauled onto a ship's deck by researchers wearing hard hats and life vests.
Article

What the Big Picture Can Teach Us About Tiny Ocean Creatures

A 1,000-pound metal instrument—about the size of a two-seat Smart car—drops off...
March 2019
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
The Komodo National Park site in Indonesia was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1991. The site hosts "Komodo dragons" (Varanus komodoensis), a unique species that exists nowhere else in the world and is of great interest to scientists studying evolu
Article

Tunicates—Not So Spineless Invertebrates

There are thousands of marine invertebrate animals in the ocean, from small to...
June 2018
A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.
Article

A New Ocean Zone Described with the Help of a Submersible

Beneath vibrant coral reefs, but above the lightless depths of the sea, lies the...
June 2018

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