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The Census of Marine Life

Did you know that over 17,000 species thrive in the deep sea where no light...

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Sparkling Sponge Spicules

These sparkling sponge spicules are microscopic needle-like structures that many...

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X-Ray Image of a Viper Moray Eel

In the X-ray image of this Viper Moray Eel (Enchelynassa canina), note the second...

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Corals at the Smithsonian

Smithsonian zoologist Dr. Steve Cairns named and described this deep-sea coral...

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Collecting Gold Coral from the Deep Sea

The robotic arm of a Pisces submersible collects a gold coral colony (Gerardia sp.)...

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Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

Rachel Caauwe was one of a dozen artists who spent a recent Saturday sketching...

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Building a Database

Expedition data went to the Arctic Ocean Diversity database of...

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New Jelly Species: 'Bathykorus bouilloni'

Many expeditions in the Arctic reveal new species, such as this jellyfish...

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The ‘Mud People'

Benthic scientists are interested in the creatures that live on and in the seafloor...

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Launching a Box Corer

To learn more about the creatures living on the Arctic seafloor, scientists use a...

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Ocean “Pingos”

Geologist Charles Paull (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) investigates...

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Students Study Plankton

Students in Monterey Bay share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton...