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Squid Loses Arm in Defense Strategy

Mon, 08/12/2019 - 15:51
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A Kelp's Slime

Kelp provide a home for microbes to grow on—they're the reason kelp are so slimy....
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 15:55
Screenshot from video with researchers on a ship collecting water.
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Working in the Dark

Most of the viruses in the ocean are unknown, but scientists are working to fix...
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 15:42
Screenshot from video showing hands of researcher wearing gloves and pipetting.
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A Microbial World

We live in a microbial world. The ocean is home to innumerable microbes, so many...
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 15:23
Thumbnail of Merriam-Webster video on the plural of octopus.
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Octopi? The Plural of an Octopus

What is a group of eight-legged cephalopods called? Merriam-Webster ends our...
Wed, 02/14/2018 - 11:52
Thumbnail of expert on Bobtail Squids.
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The Bobtail Squid

A bobtail squid expertly blends in with the light shining from the sea surface, but...
Tue, 02/13/2018 - 14:28
Thumbnail of a cartoonish octopus.
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Why the Octopus Brain is so Extraordinary

An octopus is a lot brainier than you might imagine considering one of its closest...
Thu, 11/02/2017 - 09:54
Very colorful array of jellyfish.
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Jellyfish predate dinosaurs. How have they survived so long?

Gelatinous drifters that move in a mesmerizing way, jellyfish are beautiful...
Tue, 09/05/2017 - 09:34
A screenshot from the video showing a giant barrel sponge.
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What Makes Sponges Grow?

Sponges are animals that eat tiny food particles as they pump water through their...
Fri, 12/11/2015 - 09:38
A screenshot from video showing glowing dinoflagellates being eaten by a barnacle.
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Glowing Dinoflagellate Meal

Watch as barnacles feed on bioluminescent dinoflagellates. Barnacles are...
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 14:30
a deep-sea submersible
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Submersible Collects Deep-Sea Corals

Come along as scientist Dr. Brendan Roark narrates a submersible dive to collect...
Fri, 08/12/2011 - 14:07
a cold water dive
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Cold Water Diving with WHOI

"Cold-Water Diving: Going to Extremes for Research" is a video produced by Woods...
Fri, 07/15/2011 - 17:00

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