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Tunicates—Not So Spineless Invertebrates

There are thousands of marine invertebrate animals in the ocean, from small to...

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A New Ocean Zone Described with the Help of a Submersible

Beneath vibrant coral reefs, but above the lightless depths of the sea, lies the...

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Medicines from the Sea

You may not think of the ocean as a pharmacy but scientists are developing exciting...

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The Titanic Wrecksite

On her maiden voyage the Royal Mail Ship Titanic struck an iceberg in the North...

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The Moorea Biocode Project

Scientists on the tiny island of Moorea, in the Pacific, are gathering one of every...

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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...

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Bizarre and Beautiful Coral Reef Animals

From parrotfish that cover themselves in a blanket of their own mucus to tiny pygmy...

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The Ocean Under the Microscope: Images from Nikon Small World

The ocean is so big that it can be easy to forget the microscopic beauty of the...

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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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Spin Hagfish Slime into Silk

Believe it or not, this unraveling thread is from hagfish slime. Hagfish are...

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Branching Red Algae

Under the microscope, you can peer inside the cells of this filamentous red algae....

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Deep-sea Copepod Gets a Close-up

This female deep-sea copepod (Pontostratiotes sp.) was collected in the...