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Small red hyperiid.
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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:47
A team of scientists explore the Arctic ocean.
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Under Arctic Ice

Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...
Tue, 01/04/2011 - 14:48
Hagfish Slime Thread
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Spin Hagfish Slime into Silk

Believe it or not, this unraveling thread is from hagfish slime. Hagfish are...
Only 2,000 individuals of the endangered short-tailed albatross remain after the species was hunted for its feathers in the 1940s.
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Short-tailed Albatross

In the 1940s the short-tailed albatross population plummeted from tens of millions...
Once common in the West Indies, the Black Capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), which breeds in high Caribbean mountains, is now on the endangered species list.
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Black-Capped Petrel

Once common in the West Indies, the Black Capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata),...
One of the smallest shearwaters in the Atlantic, Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) is about the size of an American Robin.
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Audubon's Shearwater

One of the smallest shearwaters in the Atlantic, Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus...
Sooty Shearwaters Migrate
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Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwaters (Ardenna grisea) are the migration kings of the ocean and cover...
Weddell seals grind their teeth on holes in the ice to keep them open to their comings and goings between ocean and air.
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Weddell Seal in Antarctic Water

Weddell seals grind their teeth on holes in the ice to keep them open to their...
Laysan albatross with a chick in a volcano looking nest on the ground made of earth.
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Laysan Albatross with a Chick

The Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) breeds mainly in Hawaii and other...
'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...
The Arctic is one of the most undiscovered areas of the world.
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Launching an ROV

The Arctic is one of the most remote and uncharted areas of the world. With all the...
Oikopleura gorskyi is a rare deep-water species of larvacean
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Deep-Water Larvacean

Found in Arctic waters, this rare deep-water species of larvacean, Oikopleura...

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