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Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)

When a whale dies, the story has just begun. The massive carcass sinks to the...

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Submarine Volcanoes and Hydrothermal Vents

Recent scientific discoveries have revealed an underwater community of marine...

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Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

Whales swimming in the ocean are never really alone. Even if one swims by itself...

Marine Snow: A Staple of the Deep

Snow on land can make some people grumpy, but the magical-looking flakes and a...

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The Microbial Loop

Invisible to the naked eye, molecular pieces of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates,...

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Marine Microbe Tree of Life

A microbe is a microscopic organism, and it is not necessarily within a unified...

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The Missing Microbial Link in the Ocean Food Web

This work was supported by the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative of...

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Make Your Own: Cyanobacterium

Skill level: easy Materials:  • Green yarn  • White...

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A Kelp's Slime

Kelp provide a home for microbes to grow on—they're the reason kelp are so slimy....