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Mapping Out What’s Next for the Marshall Islands

For residents of the Marshall Islands, a system of over a thousand islands found on...

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Sea Creatures from the Deep: A Video by National Geographic and the Census of Marine Life

The Census of Marine Life - a ten-year effort by scientists from...

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Deep-sea Corals

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

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The Census of Marine Life

Did you know that over 17,000 species thrive in the deep sea where no light...

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Seamounts, A Deep-Sea Habitat

Thousands of seamounts—most of them undersea volcanoes—tower above the muddy...

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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

On the deep seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico, ecosystems made up of fish, corals, sea...

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Building a Database

Expedition data went to the Arctic Ocean Diversity database of...

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Transparent Sea Cucumber

Census of Marine Life researchers discovered this unusual transparent sea cucumber...

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Manning Seamount Deep Coral Community

A variety of corals colonize the rocky surface of Manning Seamount, part of the New...

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Animals of the Fire Ice

Students define and describe methane hydrate ice worms and hydrate shrimp. Students...

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How Diverse is That?

Students discuss the meaning of biological diversity. Students will compare and...

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Keep it Complex

Students describe the significance of complexity in benthic habitats to organisms...