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a red snapper's ear stone in the palm of someone's hand
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A Red Snapper's Ear Stone

Scientists use the ear stones as a way to age the fish. Also called otoliths, they...
an autonomous underwater vehicle
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REMUS the Robot

The REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is equipped with many sensors,...
An aerial view of a roadway on an island
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Thin and Narrow

Roadways bridge the many small islands that make up the Majuro atoll. ...
An image from a drone of Majuro island
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Bird's Eye of Majuro

A drone surveys the Majuro atoll from above. ...
A rendering of an underwater marine scene from the Cambrian Period, featuring an arthropod, annelids, and other animals.
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A Collection of Cambrian Fossils

When you're standing in a museum surrounded by fossils, you can almost imagine...
Tue, 10/01/2013 - 10:03
A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

On the deep seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico, ecosystems made up of fish, corals, sea...
Tue, 01/06/2015 - 13:37
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
Mangrove roots provide an underwater habitat for many marine species.
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Mangroves: Photos of Plants and Animals

Mangrove is the name for a tree—and also for a complex ecosystem—that bridges...
Mon, 09/29/2014 - 11:48
These cells are from a pygmy sperm whale in a laboratory culture dish. The red dyed cell are forming into fat cells after exposure to endocrine disruptors.
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Cells Get Fat

These cells are from a pygmy sperm whale in a laboratory culture dish. The red dyed...
A brown-colored deep-sea coral sits on the deep ocean floor and is covered with brown oil floc.
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Anemone On Deep Sea Coral

Deep-sea corals miles away from the source of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in...
A photo of zebra mussels clinging together, the mollusks have successfully invaded brackish and freshwater areas across North America.
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Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)

This bivalve mollusk is native to the Caspian Sea, lagoons of the Black Sea, and...
Image of a rapa whelk, a large marine snail retreated into its shell
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Rapa Whelk

Rapa whelks, native to Asia, have invaded the Chesapeake Bay and are raising...

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