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An adult leatherback turtle makes its way back to shore from the ocean.

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Female Leatherback Turtle Crawls From The Sea To Nest

"Leatherback turtles are the oldest, deepest-diving and widest-ranging of all sea...

Brian Skerry prepares to dive in icy waters.

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Getting Under the Ice with Brian Skerry

Underwater photographer, Brian Skerry, prepares for an icy dive off the coast of...

A lemon shark pup swims through its shallow mangrove nursery off the coast of Bimini Island in the Bahamas.

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Young Lemon Shark Swims Through Mangroves

A lemon shark pup swims through a shallow mangrove forest off the coast of...

a squalodontid skull is dislodged after a plaster jacket is applied

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Dislodging the Fossil

Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...

Smithsonian scientists apply a plaster bandage cap to a block of rock containing fossils

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Securing the Fossil

Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...

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 researcher takes notes at the site of an ancient shipwreck recently discovered in Mazotas, Cyprus. The ship went down in the 4th century B.C. loaded with expensive and sought-after wine from Greece.

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Cyprus Shipwreck Discovery

This over 2,000-year-old shipwreck in Mazotas, Cyprus, was discovered in 2007. The...

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...

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Students and the Scarlet Knight

Students from Baiona, Spain surround the Scarlet Knight in front of the television...

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Robotic Glider and Barnacles

Scientists met the robotic glider Scarlet Knight about halfway along its journey of...

The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while crossing “La Grande Mer du Sud”—the Pacific Ocean.

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Pacific Ocean Currents

The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while...

a display case of red coral jewelry containing necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings

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Avoid Coral Jewelry

When you are shopping for gifts and jewelry, steer clear of gifts that use real...

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Female Leatherback Turtle Crawls From The Sea To Nest

Getting Under the Ice with Brian Skerry

Young Lemon Shark Swims Through Mangroves

Dislodging the Fossil

Securing the Fossil

Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

Cyprus Shipwreck Discovery

The Scarlet Knight and Rutgers Oceanographers

Students and the Scarlet Knight

Robotic Glider and Barnacles

Pacific Ocean Currents

Avoid Coral Jewelry

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Female Leatherback Turtle Crawls From The Sea To Nest

Getting Under the Ice with Brian Skerry

Young Lemon Shark Swims Through Mangroves

Dislodging the Fossil

Securing the Fossil

Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

Cyprus Shipwreck Discovery

The Scarlet Knight and Rutgers Oceanographers

Students and the Scarlet Knight

Robotic Glider and Barnacles

Pacific Ocean Currents

Avoid Coral Jewelry

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