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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 photo of an arid ocean cliff in Chile's Atacama Desert with the ocean below.
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Exploring Chile's Marine Fossil Record in the Atacama Desert

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The High Coast in Sweden and the Kvarken Archipelago in Finland were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2000. The High Coast and the 5,600 islands of the archipelago have been shaped by the combined processes of glaciation, glacial retreat, and the em
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High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago, Sweden & Finland

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A variety of corals cling to Manning Seamount, just off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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Seamounts, A Deep-Sea Habitat

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Head to Foot

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Colorful corals and brittlestars on Manning Seamount off the New England coast.
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Seamounts: Underwater Oases

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A multi-colored map of the mid-Atlantic ride made from satellite imagery.
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How the Ocean Floor Helped Seal the Deal for Plate Tectonics

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Riftia tubeworm (Riftia pachyptila) colonies near hot spring.
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The Microbes That Keep Hydrothermal Vents Pumping

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red worms penetrate holes in bone
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Zombie Worms Crave Bone

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On August 23, 2011 a 5.8 earthquake emanated from the little-known Central Virginia Seismic Zone. The epicenter was near Mineral, VA, but the tremor shook homes, schools, and office buildings in Washington, DC and beyond. In this brief video, Smithsonian e
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Demonstrating an Earthquake's Seismic Waves

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A close up of a sediment core.
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Sediment Core Close-Up

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Black coral, primnoid coral, and feather stars flourish deep on the pristine Davidson Seamount.
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Diverse Deep-Sea Coral Community

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