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A view of the island of Moorea.
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The Moorea Biocode Project

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a deep-sea submersible
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Submersible Collects Deep-Sea Corals

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a medicine bottle with an image of the ocean
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Medicines from the Sea

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Walter Adey and the NMNH coral reef tank
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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium

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A "reef hotel" made of PVS layers on the seafloor.
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Worth the Investment: Ocean Real Estate Reveals Hidden Diversity

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Nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll
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Nuclear Bombs on the Coral Reef

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A screenshot of some of Smithsonian's marine story windows in Google Earth
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What Lives in the Gulf of Mexico? Exploring Marine Collections on Google Earth

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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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Auster and colleagues direct a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dive on the New England Seamounts.
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Scientists Conduct an ROV Dive

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Inside the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason.
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Views from the ROV Jason

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The Pisces IV submersible sits on a saddle near Kingman Reef in Hawaii.
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Pisces IV Submersible

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Searching for useful chemicals, ocean scientists grow bacteria associated with deep-sea coral on nutrient agar.
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Growing Bacteria from Corals

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