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Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...
Thu, 10/28/2010 - 19:01
A team of scientists explore the Arctic ocean.
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Under Arctic Ice

Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...
Tue, 01/04/2011 - 14:48
A newly hatched leatherback turtle moves in the sand.
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Habitat for Leatherback Turtles

Endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtles now have nearly 42,000 square miles of...
'Blue Marble' satellite image of the Earth
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'Blue Marble' Image of the Earth

'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most...
The Arctic is one of the most undiscovered areas of the world.
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Launching an ROV

The Arctic is one of the most remote and uncharted areas of the world. With all the...
Oikopleura gorskyi is a rare deep-water species of larvacean
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Deep-Water Larvacean

Found in Arctic waters, this rare deep-water species of larvacean, Oikopleura...
Ice divers descend through a hole in the ice.
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Descending Through the Ice

Ice divers Katrin Iken (left) and Elizabeth Siddon are about to descend through a...
Divers deep into the cold waters beneath the ice.
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Diving Beneath the Ice

The world beneath the Arctic ice is magical, but cold. Divers have to tolerate...
Scientists use a multinet to collect zooplankton.
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Launching a Multinet

Scientists use a multinet to collect Arctic zooplankton samples from...
A marine biologist measures the temperature of an ice core.
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Measuring Ice Core Temperatures

Marine biologist Mette Kaufman measures the temperature of a recently-drilled ice...
A dive tender monitors divers below the ice.
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US Coast Guard Cutter HEALY

A dive tender monitors the line connected to ice divers studying creatures living...
A crocodile sits in water at Sundarbans National Park in India.
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Sundarbans National Park, India

The Sundarbans National Park site in India was inscribed on the World Heritage List...

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