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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...

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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...

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Mangroves: Photos of Plants and Animals

Mangrove is the name for a tree—and also for a complex ecosystem—that bridges...

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A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum Slideshow

Smithsonian Marine Science Network Postdoctoral Fellow, Seabird McKeon, returns...

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Zooplankton Biodiversity

Holozooplankton are animals that live adrift in the ocean waves for their entire...