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an underwater volcanic eruption
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Submarine Volcanoes Erupting

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Screenshot from video of an aerial view of the ocean drilling vessel Chikyu.
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The Ocean Drilling Vessel Chikyu

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a seafloor littered in potato sized rocks
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What Are Polymetallic Nodules?

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Geophysicist Jian Lin of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution studied the earthquake site that triggered 2004’s Indian Ocean tsunami. New tools to map seafloor earthquakes—like this robotic Autonomous Benthic Explorer—enhance our understanding of catastrophic events, such as the tsunami.
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Seafloor Earthquakes Study

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A white coral (Corallium sp.) and two vase sponges (left) grow on an Atlantic Ocean seamount.
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Balanus Seamount

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A variety of corals cling to Manning Seamount, just off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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Manning Seamount Deep Coral Community

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An image from a drone of Majuro island
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Mapping Out What’s Next for the Marshall Islands

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red worms penetrate holes in bone
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Zombie Worms Crave Bone

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Carrie Bow Cay field station sits in the blue and turquoise waters of Belize.
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Tracking volcanic rock to the shores of Belize

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Where the pH is the lowest, corals can no longer grow - sand, rubble and seagrasses replace the reef.
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Sneak Peek: Future of Coral Reefs in an Acidifying Ocean

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Dive through the zones of the ocean to the deep ocean bottom where many strange species live, and there are many yet to be discovered. Explore them in the Deep Ocean Exploration section.
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What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

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A map of the Mid Ocean Ridge
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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor

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