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The Missing Microbial Link in the Ocean Food Web

This work was supported by the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative of...
July 2019
Screenshot from video showing illustrations of diverse and abundant marine microbes.
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The Microbial Loop

Invisible to the naked eye, molecular pieces of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates,...
Mon, 07/08/2019 - 14:17
Screenshot from video with large kelp leaves floating in the ocean.
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A Kelp's Slime

Kelp provide a home for microbes to grow on—they're the reason kelp are so slimy....
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 15:55
A screenshot from the video showing illustration of a whale at the surface of water at night.
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Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)

When a whale dies, the story has just begun. The massive carcass sinks to the...
Fri, 06/23/2017 - 09:13
Screenshot of opening slide for lecture "Efforts to Protect the Critically Endangered Monk Seal."
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Efforts to Protect the Critically Endangered Monk Seal

Monk seals -- the only completely tropical species of seal in the world -- are in...
Tue, 06/14/2011 - 14:53
a fish swimming in blue water
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Visit the Line Islands with Reef Ecologist Dr. Stuart Sandin

A number of questions have inspired marine ecologist Stuart Sandin to...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:55
Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
overview

Jellyfish and Comb Jellies

Jellyfish and comb jellies are gelatinous animals that drift through the ocean's...
April 2018
A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
overview

Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...
April 2018
A frame-by-frame view of a Great White Shark breach.
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Photo Sequence of Great White Shark Hunting

Great white sharks are athletic hunters, leaping completely out of the water as...
Thu, 12/17/2009 - 17:39
Jaw of the goblin shark
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The Goblin Shark

The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is one of the creepier fish out there! It...
Blue-spotted stingrays use the help of cleaner fish to stay clean and healthy.
Photo

Blue-spotted Stingray

The blue-spotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) doesn’t like to be covered in sand...
A thresher shark uses its unusual tail fin for swimming and hunting.
Photo

The Thrashing Thresher Shark

A thresher shark’s long tail fin helps not only its swimming ability, but also...

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