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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....
A diver clears the bottom of a cargo ship of specimens.
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Collecting Invasive Species on a Boat Hull

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) ecologist, Ian Davidson, is under...
Small foram shells in seafloor sediment.
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A Foram That Thrives Where Others Can't

These tiny shells are the foraminifera Globobulimina affinis, found on the seafloor...
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