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A squat lobster and blackbelly rosefish find shelter on a Lophelia pertusa coral reef off the southeastern United States.
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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)...
Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
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Corals and Coral Reefs

 Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. They teem with life,...
Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Giant Squid

 Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...
A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

 Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...
A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

 You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...
Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
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Robotic Ocean Explorer

 This is the world’s first unmanned, underwater robot—or “glider”—to cross...
Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:08
After ocean scientists sort deep-sea coral samples into their different types, they measure and photograph the specimens.
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Studying Deep-Sea Corals

 What happens to deep-sea coral samples after they are collected? In this image...
Thu, 06/09/2011 - 09:23
A researcher leans off of a boat to tag a great white shark.
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Collaborator Research

 Recent Antarctic expeditions, underwater volcano monitoring, studies of...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 10:02
Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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A Squalodontid Success

 On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47