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Screenshot from video with large kelp leaves floating in the ocean.
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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.
video

A Microbial World

We live in a microbial world. The ocean is home to innumerable microbes, so many...
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 15:23
Bright bubblegum coral sits on a brown, hard substrate.
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Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers

The deep-sea is a treasure trove of resources. Diverse ecosystems cozy up next to...
June 2020
a comparison of multiple species of jellyfish
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How Big do Jellyfish Get?

Jellyfish come in all shapes and sizes. Most jellies range from less than half an...
Bubbles of methane gas rise through a mussel bed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Methane Bubbles Up From Seep

Methane gas, trapped deep within the Earth's crust, can slowly leak from cracks in...
A purple jellyfish
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Stinging Beauty

Don't let this jellyfish's beauty fool you—even glancing one of...
A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Midwater Squid, Abralia veranyi

Glowing photophores are visible on this midwater squid (Abralia veranyi) viewed...
 Scientist Martha Nizinski holds a specimen of a fan sponge (Phakellia sp.) collected at a deep-sea coral study site off the coast of South Carolina.    
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Fan Sponge

Dr. Martha Nizinski holds a specimen of a fan sponge (Phakellia sp.) collected at a...
Winner of the ‘best camoflauge’ contest, the nudibranch Scyllaea pelagica is betrayed only by motion.
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Seaslug Camouflages in Seaweed

Winner of the ‘best camouflage’ contest, the nudibranch Scyllaea pelagica...
Brown grass shrimp on a floating piece of seaweed.
Photo

Brown Grass Shrimp

Another common species of sargassum shrimp, Leander...
This shrimp is colored to fit in - probably why they are common members of the seaweed community.
Photo

Shrimp hides in the sargassum

One of the most common inhabitants of the sargassum community, the shrimp Latreutes...

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