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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...

Personal Perspectives

What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

Imagine: You’re in a small submersible, and you gently settle on the soft muddy...

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A Striped Deep Sea Worm

In Antarctica's Southern Ocean swims a beautiful polychaete (bristly worm) called...

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Sea Stars and Urchins off Antarctica

Sea stars (Odontaster validus) and sea urchins (Sterechinus neumayeri) spread over...

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A Mosaic of Ocean Habitats: A Video by National Geographic and the Census of Marine Life

From the open ocean to coastal tidepools, from the fantastic to the familiar, a...