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On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a biocode—a DNA catalog of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea

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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

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A researcher leans off of a boat to tag a great white shark.
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Collaborator Research

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A manatee swims in Crystal River, Florida.
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From Mermaids to Manatees: the Myth and the Reality

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Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
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Fighting Plastic From Every Angle

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With their brown and yellow markings, seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) blend in well with marshgrass.
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Beyond the Sea: How Oil Spills in the Ocean Affect Birds On Land

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two mangrove trees in the crashing waves
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Mangroves

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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

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This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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The Census of Marine Life

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School of blue rockfish in a kelp bed.
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Stinkin' Seaweed Makes Tasty Food for Coastal Animals

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A newly established black mangrove sits in a field of salt marsh near the northern limit of mangroves in Florida. Mangroves have been expanding near their northern limit in Florida and the expansion is linked to a reduction in the frequency of ex
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Finding Mangroves In Unexpected Places

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An algal bloom, also known as a red tide, has converted the ocean's surf to a red color
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Scientists Work to Predict and Prevent Algae Blooms

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