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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...

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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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The Vampire Squid from Hell

With a scientific name that means "the vampire squid from hell," you'd expect the...

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Interactive Ocean Dive

Take a look at strange deep-sea creatures rarely seen before. Scientists and...

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Deep-Sea Worms

These deep-sea photographs show a variety of broad-collared enteropneusts or acorn...

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Spiral Track on Ocean Floor

It took a while for scientists to identify what made this spiral track. At first...

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Fangtooth Fish

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

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Spiny Deepsea King Crab

This crab (Neolithodes sp.) was collected on a NOAA/MAR-ECO cruise to the...

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Copepods of the Deep

A beautiful orange colored copepod from the deep sea in the Gulf of Mexico. ...