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Cold Water Diving with WHOI

"Cold-Water Diving: Going to Extremes for Research" is a video produced by Woods...

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The Census of Marine Life

Did you know that over 17,000 species thrive in the deep sea where no light...

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A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...

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Adélie Penguins, Paulet Island, Antarctica

“As we motored around Paulet Island in a Zodiac boat, these two curious penguins...

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Ice Melt in Iceland

On average, Arctic sea ice has decreased by four percent per decade since the late...

Personal Perspectives

Comics at Sea: An Antarctic Logbook

For five years, I've had a photograph of Palmer Station, Antarctica, tacked up over...

Personal Perspectives

Humpback Whales in Antarctica: What Are the Whales Doing?

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) are the most abundant baleen whale in the...

Personal Perspectives

A Tale of Sex and Stress in the Ocean

Welcome to Citizens of the Sea, a new blog series where ocean life comes to life....

Citizens of the Sea

The incredible variety of marine life—in numbers, body form, behavior, and...

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Citizens of the Sea Cover

The cover of Dr. Nancy Knowlton's new book, Citizens of the Sea, published in...