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In a world where land is partitioned into countries with defined borders, the ocean...

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An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade

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It may be the last place you’d expect to find corals—up to 6,000 m (20,000 ft)...

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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....

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Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...

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