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An infographic explaining carbon sequestration
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Blue Carbon Infographic

When plants in the ocean die the carbon they use to build their tissues gets stored...
Artist Joan Lederman glazes her work with deep ocean sediments.
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Bowl Glazed with Deep Ocean Sediments

Massachusetts ceramics artist Joan Lederman glazes her work—including this...
In this painting, a giant squid engages in a struggle for survival with a sperm whale.
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Giant Squid vs. Sperm Whale

A giant squid engages in a struggle for survival with a sperm whale. Giant squid...
A tiny yellow goby living inside an abandoned can on the seafloor; Suruga Bay, Japan
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Image Gallery: The Perfect Underwater Photo

For nearly 35 years, National Geographic photojournalist Brian Skerry has been...
Mon, 12/19/2011 - 16:13
Image of two white sea shells with spirals.
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Sanibel Island Shells: One Species at a Time

Ari Daniel Shapiro is joined for this episode of One Species at a Time by serious...
Thu, 01/12/2012 - 15:01
Screenshot from Census of Marine Life video of the bottom of a red-colored octopus in dark water.
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Creature Feature from the Census of Marine Life

In a decade long project, which ended in October 2010, scientists with...
Mon, 08/02/2010 - 13:36
Carrie Bow Cay field station sits in the blue and turquoise waters of Belize.

Tracking volcanic rock to the shores of Belize

Mangrove Mystery – Where Did All the Pumice Come From? For years, scientists...
August 2012
A piece of the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef exhibit.

When Art Meets Science: The Hyberbolic Crochet Coral Reef

The “Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef,” a unique exhibition and thought-provoking...
October 2010

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