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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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The Moon Made Me Do It!

Much like rising and setting sun has an impact on life on Earth, the cycle of the...
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Sabrina Taylor, a wildlife biologist at Louisiana State University and lead scientist for the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, releases a seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) in the Louisiana marsh.
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Sabrina Taylor Releases a Sparrow

Sabrina Taylor, a wildlife biologist at Louisiana State University and lead...
Squalicorax shark fossil from the Smithsonian
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Squalicorax Shark Fossil

During the late Cretaceous period, Kansas was covered by a vast sea. There,...
The first known filter feeder is a large shrimp-like creature called Tamisiocaris borealis. The feather-like structures on its head were used to rake plankton from the sea.
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The First Filter Feeder

Today, filter feeders like clams, sponges, krill, baleen whales, fishes, and many...
Hagfish Slime Thread
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Spin Hagfish Slime into Silk

Believe it or not, this unraveling thread is from hagfish slime. Hagfish are...
Fireworm Setae
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Fireworm Bristles

No, this isn't a bundle of paintbrushes: you're looking at a fireworm...
Tiny sponge spicules.
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Sparkling Sponge Spicules

These sparkling sponge spicules are microscopic needle-like structures that many...
'Blue Marble' satellite image of the Earth
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'Blue Marble' Image of the Earth

'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most...
An artist sketches the preserved bones of a specimen in the Smithsonian's collection.
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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...
A marine biologist measures the temperature of an ice core.
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Measuring Ice Core Temperatures

Marine biologist Mette Kaufman measures the temperature of a recently-drilled ice...
Illustration of eddy fields in the Atlantic Ocean
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Robot Explores Ocean Eddies

The first unmanned, underwater robot or glider Scarlet Knight maneuvers through the...
Hurricane Wind Pattern in Gulf of Mexico
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NOAA's Real Time Weather Mapping

A screen capture from NOAA's NowCoast website which displays real-time weather...

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