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This Japanese research ship drills into the ocean floor to learn about Earth’s history and structure.
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Deep Sea Drilling Vessel Chikyu

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a deep sea jellyfish
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The Deep Sea

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A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

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Coral scientist Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor observed corals like these on her first submarine dive to a deep-sea coral bed off the coast of Hawaii.
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Diversity of Deep-Sea Corals

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Aegina, a type of jellyfish, swims through the water.
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A Look at Life in the Deep Sea

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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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Deep Ocean Diversity Slideshow

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fish swim over what looks like a lake
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Eerie Underwater Lake

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a fish fins that fan around its face
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Tripod Fish

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Photograph of the underside of a gelatinous octopus with a bright yellow bioluminescent ring around her mouth.
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Bioluminescent Animals Photo Gallery

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Aegina, a type of jellyfish, swims through the water.
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The Surprising Elegance of Midwater Sea Life

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A sea star brought up from a benthic ROV dive.
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Sea star, Captured by ROV

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A photograph of a bright blue-speckeled dinoflagellate bioluminescing at night.
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Bioluminescing Dinoflagellate

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