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Illustration from video showing a hydrothermal vent.
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The Adventures of Zack and Molly: Part 4

Find the version with Spanish subtitles here.  ...
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 09:39
400 to 1,000 year old bones from an endangered seabird, the Hawaiian petrel. Bones such as these provide a window into the lives of seabirds before and after human arrival in the open ocean environments of the North Pacific.
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Petrel Bones Help Us Understand History

400 to 1,000 year old bones from an endangered seabird, the Hawaiian petrel. Bones...
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...
A diver collects water samples.
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Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans

If you are a bird watcher you have probably heard of the Christmas Bird Count. The...
June 2014
A Hawaiian petrel in flight
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4,000 Years of Marine History through the Eyes of a Seabird

Most people have never heard of the Hawaiian petrel, an endangered, crow-sized...
May 2013
Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.
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Will Coral Reefs Survive Acidification?

Nestled among the beautiful coral reefs of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a place that...
Thu, 08/02/2012 - 15:34
A student helps deploy one of his school's adopted drifters for NOAA's Adopt a Drifter Program.
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NOAA's Adopt a Drifter Program

NOAA is working with students across the globe to place floating buoys throughout...
Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
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Ocean Trash: Marine Debris From Shore to Sea

We drove down a long dirt road on the northern side of Curaçao looking for a...
July 2011
Neighborhood Seafood Market in Rome, Italy
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Seafood for Thought

Sunday, November 21 marks World Fisheries Day, an annual occasion observed in many...
November 2010
The Havre volcano lies three thousand feet (900 meters) beneath the sea surface.
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The Mystery of an Underwater Volcano

Three thousand feet (900 meters) beneath the sea surface, in the middle of the...
March 2018
La estación de campo Carrie Bow Cay se encuentra en las aguas azules y turquesas de Belice.

Seguimiento de Roca Volcánica Hasta las Costas de Belice

Misterio de Manglar - ¿De Dónde Vino Toda la Piedra Pómez? For years,...
August 2012
Carrie Bow Cay field station sits in the blue and turquoise waters of Belize.

Tracking volcanic rock to the shores of Belize

Mangrove Mystery – Where Did All the Pumice Come From? For years, scientists...
August 2012

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