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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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Encounters with Bioluminescent Creatures

Scientists describe the amazing bioluminescent creatures they encounter as they...

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Bioluminescence

You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...

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Jellyfish, or Siphonophore Colony?

This colony of Rosacea may look like a single jellyfish, but it is actually a...

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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...

You Light Up My World!

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

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Deep Sea Copepod

This copepod (Gaussia princeps) was collected deeper than 1000 meters in the...

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A Ctenophore Feeds

The comb jelly (ctenophore) Thalassocalyce inconstans is found in shallow to deep...

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Star Sand Grains Collected from Southern Japan

These star-shaped grains of sand, collected from southern Japan, look like...