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Growing Bacteria from Corals

Searching for useful chemicals, marine scientists grow bacteria associated with...

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Unearthing Information About Invasives From the Bottom of a Cargo Ship

I am once again leaving my familiar world behind and descending into the abyss...

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Giant Pacific Manta Ray, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico

“Manta rays sometimes approach divers; an up-close encounter with such a huge,...

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Research Diver Collecting Data

A scientific diver collects data on an underwater slate. Over the past several...

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5 Invasive Species You Should Know

Regardless of what continent you live on, the waters that surround it are home to...

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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...