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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...

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Red Anemone Clings

A still from The Changing Sea, part of the 19th Annual Environmental Film Festival...

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Giant Squid Myth

A giant squid attacks a boat - something that has not been known to happen in real...

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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...

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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,...

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Photographing the Underwater Aquarius Habitat

Trying to get a good angle for a photo while underwater can be tough when you are...

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The Perfect Underwater Photo

There is of course, no such thing as the perfect photograph, as there is no perfect...

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Sanibel Island Shells: One Species at a Time

Ari Daniel Shapiro is joined for this episode of One Species at a Time by serious...

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Marine Microbe Tree of Life

A microbe is a microscopic organism, and it is not necessarily within a unified...

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The Missing Microbial Link in the Ocean Food Web

This work was supported by the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative of...