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Submarine Volcanoes and Hydrothermal Vents

Recent scientific discoveries have revealed an underwater community of marine...

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Hydrothermal Vent Creatures

Travel to a world of perpetual night--the deep ocean hydrothermal vents near the...

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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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Methane Bubbles Up From Seep

Methane gas, trapped deep within the Earth's crust, can slowly leak from cracks in...

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Sparkling Sponge Spicules

These sparkling sponge spicules are microscopic needle-like structures that many...

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Pearly Razorfish

The pearly razorfish’s name may be slightly misleading since it is neither as...

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A School of Hawaiian Squirrelfish

Check out the eyes on these Hawaiian squirrelfish (Sargocentron xantherythrum)!...

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Mandarinfish Duo

These beautiful mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) are covered in bright blue,...

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Can You Spot the Seahorse?

It's a pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), found in Indonesia's biodiverse...

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Coral Goby Cleans Coral

One of the first signs of a sick coral reef is seaweed creeping across...

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Coral Adaptations Inquiry Lab

Students will be able design physical structures to build a coral that is adapted...

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Coral Adaptations

In this two-part lesson, students will compare and contrast the adaptive strategies...