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the titanic underwater
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The Titanic Wrecksite

On her maiden voyage the Royal Mail Ship Titanic struck an iceberg in the North...
Tue, 04/13/2010 - 11:49
Screenshot from video of a diver swimming with an underwater camera.
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The Trouvadore: A Story of Deliverance

Join marine archeologists as they trace the history of the Trouvadore, a slave...
Wed, 03/14/2018 - 09:33
An oil drilling platform in oil-free water two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Gulf Oil Spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is recognized as the worst oil spill in U.S....
April 2018
Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass and Seagrass Beds

Seagrasses are found in shallow salty and brackish waters in many parts of the...
April 2018
Atmospheric carbon is captured by coastal mangroves, seagrasses and salt marshes at a rate five times faster than tropical forests.
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Blue Carbon

What is blue carbon? It's a term used to describe the carbon that is captured from...
A researcher takes notes at the site of an ancient shipwreck recently discovered in Mazotas, Cyprus. The ship went down in the 4th century B.C. loaded with expensive and sought-after wine from Greece.
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Cyprus Shipwreck Discovery

This over 2,000-year-old shipwreck in Mazotas, Cyprus, was discovered in 2007. The...
As Dampier studied the plants he encountered in Australia, he wrote that they were “for the most part unlike any I had seen elsewhere.” In fact, nearly all the plants Dampier observed were entirely unknown to botanists at that time.
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More Australian Plants

As Dampier studied the plants he encountered in Australia, he wrote that they were...
As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and collecting specimens of plants, which he carefully pressed between the pages of books to be studied by the “ingenious” and “curious” upon his return to England. As Dampier conducted his investigations, his artist made detailed sketches like these.
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Australian Plants

As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and...
Two divers prepare to explore the Lusitania shipwreck in 1935.
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Divers Explore the Lusitania Shipwreck

Two divers, one in an atmospheric dive suit (left) and the other in standard dive...
Algae has overtaken this coral reef off heavily populated Kiritimati, or Christmas Island.
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Unhealthy Coral Reef, Kiritimi, Line Islands

Algae has overtaken this coral reef off heavily populated Kiritimati, or Christmas...
Published in 1882 by Yale Professor A.E. Verrill, this is the first scientific illustration of a giant squid.
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First Scientific Illustration of Giant Squid

Published in 1882 by Yale Professor A.E. Verrill, this is the first scientific...
In 1874, Reverend Moses Harvey of Newfoundland bought a dead giant squid caught by fishermen.
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Rev. Harvey Buys a Giant Squid

In 1874, Reverend Moses Harvey of Newfoundland bought a dead giant squid caught by...

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