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Glittering Trichodesmium
A bloom of trichodesmium, a type of cyanobacterium, glitter at the sea surface. ...
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Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton are the engines of the ocean food web. They convert energy from the...
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What the Big Picture Can Teach Us About Tiny Ocean Creatures
A 1,000-pound metal instrument—about the size of a two-seat Smart car—drops off...
March 2019
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What Exactly Is a Red Tide?
Drifting throughout the ocean, invisible to the naked eye, are innumerable...
August 2018
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Meet the obscure microbe that influences climate, ocean ecosystems, and perhaps even evolution
More than half of the oxygen you breathe comes from plants and algae in the...
Fri, 10/06/2017 - 09:39
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The Secret Life of Plankton
Imagine if a fish at the market could tell you where it came from; what would it...
Fri, 08/25/2017 - 10:13
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Encounters with Bioluminescent Creatures
Scientists describe the amazing bioluminescent creatures they encounter as they...
Thu, 04/29/2010 - 10:23
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Bioluminescence
You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...
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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...
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:47
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Glittering Waves
Lingulodinium polyedrum—known for causing red tides and lighting up the...
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Pincers that Kill
This amphipod crustacean, a Phronima, uses its pincer-like legs to cling to the...
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