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a ripple of rust colored oil in the ocean
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Deepwater Oil

An oil slick from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in May 2010. ...
a balloon on the back of a boat
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An Aerostat Balloon

An aerostat is readied to deploy....
Scientists on a ship toss drifters overboard
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Drifters Overboard

The drifters are tossed overboard and then tracked via satellite. ...
A Fish Graveyard
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Fish Graveyard

Despite the fears reflected in this photo, we won’t know the full impact of the...
Shrimp in a net.
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Shrimp Catch

Shrimp from Campos' Marina. Less than 2 weeks later, the Campos' Marina was shut...
A jet drops dispersant onto the Gulf oil slick.
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Dispersant Drop

A U.S. Air Force jet drops dispersant onto the Gulf oil slick. The dispersant was...
boats sweeping up the oil slick
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Sweeping up the Oil Slick

Clean-up workers use booms to try to contain the oil and keep it from entering...
A wildlife biologist surveys oiled algae
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Oil Slick in the Gulf

Mark Dodd, wildlife biologist from Georgia's Department of Natural Resources,...
paleobiology field equipment for excavating a fossil whale in central america
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Equipment for a Fossil Excavation

Paleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species. That means it is the reference point for what all members of the species should look like.
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Hedbergella sliteri

Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species....
Dr. Kathy Crane and colleagues stand on solid sea ice in the Canadian Arctic.
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Kathy Crane with colleagues on ice

From left to right, Dr. Ian MacDonald, Dr. Russ Hopcroft, Dr. Kathleen Crane, and...
The robotic arm of the ROV Quest finds life at an undersea vent.
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Studying Hydrothermal Vent Life

Census researchers manipulate the robotic arm of the remotely operated vehicle...

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