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A screenshot from the video showing illustration of a whale at the surface of water at night.
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Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)

When a whale dies, the story has just begun. The massive carcass sinks to the...
Fri, 06/23/2017 - 09:13
A screenshot from the video showing a bioluminescent seastar.
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The Weird, Wonderful World of Bioluminescence

“It’s a little appreciated fact that most of the animals in our ocean make...
Wed, 04/18/2018 - 09:37
a fish swimming in blue water
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Visit the Line Islands with Reef Ecologist Dr. Stuart Sandin

A number of questions have inspired marine ecologist Stuart Sandin to...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:55
Bubbles of methane gas rise through a mussel bed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Methane Bubbles Up From Seep

Methane gas, trapped deep within the Earth's crust, can slowly leak from cracks in...
Jaw of the goblin shark
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The Goblin Shark

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is one of the creepier fish out there! It...
This jewel squid (Histioteuthis bonnellii) lives above the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Jewel Squid

This beautiful jewel squid (Histioteuthis bonnellii) can be found swimming above...
This jelly’s red color provides camouflage in the ocean depths.
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Unidentified Comb Jelly

This jelly’s red color provides camouflage in the deep ocean. Red light rarely...
Photograph of a transparent polka-dotted squid in the dark ocean.
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Cockatoo Squid

This transparent cockatoo squid (Leachia sp.), also known as a glass squid, lives...
This new species of lobster (Dinochelus ausubeli) is blind and has bizarre claws. It was discovered about 300 meters (984 feet) deep in the Philippine Sea by a Census of Marine Life expedition.
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Blind Lobster

This new species of lobster is blind—an adaptation to deep-sea life—and has...
On a seamount peak, a huge colony of brittle stars (likely Ophiacantha rosea) feeds on passing particles.
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Millions of Brittle Stars

A huge colony of brittle stars (likely Ophiacantha rosea) covers the peak of a...
This lizardfish rests on the bottom, waiting to snatch prey.
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Deepsea Lizardfish

This lizardfish (Bathysaurus ferox) rests on the ocean bottom with its head...
This aptly named fish has two long fangs.
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Fangtooth Fish

This aptly named fish (Anoplogaster cornuta) has long, menacing fangs, but the...

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