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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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These cells are from a pygmy sperm whale in a laboratory culture dish. The red dyed cell are forming into fat cells after exposure to endocrine disruptors.
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Cells Get Fat

These cells are from a pygmy sperm whale in a laboratory culture dish. The red dyed...
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...
Christian McDonald, the Scientific Diving Safety Officer at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, tows a surface float at Millennium Atoll in the South Pacific.
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Diver With Shark

Christian McDonald, the Scientific Diving Safety Officer at the Scripps Institution...
'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...
A marine scientist performs a genetic analysis on a sample of deep-sea coral to find out if it is a known or new species.
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Genetic Analysis of Coral

A marine scientist performs a genetic analysis on a sample of deep-sea coral to...
The Indo-Pacific puffer fish
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A Library of Puffer Fish DNA

Some fish you can fry up in the pan, no questions asked. Others require a bit of...
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...
Scientists use this box corer to study marine life.
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Launching a Box Corer

To learn more about the creatures living on the Arctic seafloor, scientists use a...
Rutgers oceanographers and robotic glider
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The Scarlet Knight and Rutgers Oceanographers

Rutgers oceanographers Josh Kohut (left) and Scott Glenn aboard the Investigador...
Dr. Valerie Paul, director of the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Fla., examines tropical seaweeds on northwestern Guam’s coral reefs.
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Diving in Guam

Dr. Valerie Paul is studying chemical defenses that may protect coral reefs from...
Dr. Clyde Roper (rear) and museum specialist Mike Sweeny examine a giant squid specimen.
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Studying Giant Squid

Smithsonian Zoologist Dr. Clyde Roper (rear) and museum specialist Mike Sweeney...

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