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A screenshot from the video of colorful corals.
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Slow Life: Time-Lapse on the Coral Reef

How does a coral spend its day? Most of us would say: not doing much. To the human...
Thu, 02/15/2018 - 10:59
Fireworm Setae
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Fireworm Bristles

No, this isn't a bundle of paintbrushes: you're looking at a fireworm...
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...
An artist sketches the preserved bones of a specimen in the Smithsonian's collection.
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Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

Rachel Caauwe was one of a dozen artists who spent a recent Saturday sketching...
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...
Jeweler Palovi Baezar with her first set of lionfish earrings, which she made in the summer of 2013.

When Life Gives You Lionfish…

It was the summer of 2013, and Phil Karp was staring at a dead lionfish. Earlier,...
July 2017

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