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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...

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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...

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Sea Creatures from the Deep: A Video by National Geographic and the Census of Marine Life

The Census of Marine Life - a ten-year effort by scientists from...

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Quest for the Giant Squid

Watch a Discovery video on Smithsonian squid expert Clyde Roper’s search for...

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Giant Squid

Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by...

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X-Ray Image of a Tropical Hatchetfish

Tropical hatchetfish (Argyropelecus lychnus), like the one shown in this X-ray...

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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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The Goblin Shark

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is one of the creepier fish out there! It...

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Unidentified Comb Jelly

This jelly’s red color provides camouflage in the deep ocean. Red light rarely...

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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...