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A male surfer catching a wave in Hawaii
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Inside the Wave, Makena Beach, Maui

“While the shore-break at Makena Beach is notoriously dangerous and powerful, it...
A surfer waits for the perfect wave.
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Surfer at Bogue Banks, North Carolina, USA

“As I set up for a sunset shot—one last, solitary surfer exited the water and I...
X-ray image of a winghead shark
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X-Ray Image of a Winghead Shark

The distinctive form of a winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii) is revealed by an X-ray...
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Life of a Coral Reef Fish

To synthesize a lesson on coral reefs, students write first person narratives as...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:33
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The Amazon River carries all the rainwater that lands in the Amazon rainforest, covering some 2.1 million square miles, into the ocean. And with it, it carries vital nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen and silicon.
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Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180

How do you explain a scientific paper in three minutes or less? What if you were...
July 2014
A coral has just spawned. Each of the hundreds of polyps releases a small pink bundle of sperm and eggs.
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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....
October 2010
10 grains of star shaped sand collected from southern Japan
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Star Sand Grains Collected from Southern Japan

These star-shaped grains of sand, collected from southern Japan, look like...

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