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A variety of corals cling to Manning Seamount, just off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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Seamounts, A Deep-Sea Habitat

Thousands of seamounts—most of them undersea volcanoes—tower above the muddy...
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 14:41
Small red hyperiid.
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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
Phoenix the right whale diving in North Atlantic.
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A Tale of a Right Whale

Suspended at the center of the Sant Ocean Hall is a life-size model of a North...
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 15:58
The Ross Sea is a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica.
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A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 11:37
Forams are tiny single-celled organisms.
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Foraminifera

Microscopic, single-celled organisms called foraminifera have a fossil record that...
Thu, 03/25/2010 - 16:23
Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.
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Will Coral Reefs Survive Acidification?

Nestled among the beautiful coral reefs of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a place that...
Thu, 08/02/2012 - 15:34
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