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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...

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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...

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Dinoflagellates: One Species at a Time

Ari Daniel Shapiro is joined for this episode of The Podcast of Life by science...

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The Cloud Factories that Live in the Sea

Dimethylsulfoniopropionate. A jumble of syllables akin to a complicated...

With Every Breath You Take, Thank the Ocean

When was the last time you thought about your breathing? Take a breath right now...

You Light Up My World!

While people may give chocolates to the ones they love on Valentine’s Day,...

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What Exactly Is a Red Tide?

Drifting throughout the ocean, invisible to the naked eye, are innumerable...