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Octopoteuthis

An Octopoteuthis squid in Monterey Bay. ...
squid missing arm tip
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Squid Missing Arm

Octopoteuthis squid with missing arm tip. ...
On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a biocode—a DNA catalog of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea

Welcome to Moorea, a tiny, isolated island in the middle of the vast Pacific....
April 2018
Swimmers brave the waters in the shadow of a coal-fired power plant.  Coal plants like this one emit CO2 into our atmosphere which is warming the planet and altering the chemistry of the ocean.
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Climate Change

Today, carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in our atmosphere are the highest they've been...
April 2018
Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Giant Squid

Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...
April 2018
Two octopuses sitting underwater highlight the different textures the animals can take on.
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Cephalopods

A highly intelligent group of ocean dwelling creatures, the living cephalopods...
April 2018
On average, Arctic sea ice has decreased by four percent per decade since the late 1970s.
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Sea Level Rise

The ocean never stops moving. When you visit the beach, waves roll in and recede...
April 2018
A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...
April 2018
A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...
April 2018
An orange and white octopus sits on the bottom of the ocean.
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White-striped Octopus

Octopuses are famous for their sophisticated intelligence; some scientists even...
A Red Reaper Cuttlefish
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Reaper Cuttlefish

Usually a reddish color with a pair of black spots, like all cuttlefish, the reaper...
Pearly nacre of a nautilus shell
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Osmena Pearl

The pearly nacre of a nautilus shell is sought after for jewelry.  ...

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