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An illustration of the megalodon shark.
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The Megalodon

Carcharocles megalodon was once the most fearsome predator to reign the seas. This...
February 2019
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 Gulf oil spill is recognized as the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Within...
April 2018
Great White Sharks breach to hunt -- with split-second timing they grab their prey in one swift snatch. Follow the whole breaching action in this slideshow.
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Great White Shark

Sharks are much older than dinosaurs. Their ancestry dates back more than 400...
April 2018
A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

You may have seen the sparkle of fireflies on a summer’s night. The fireflies...
April 2018
Great hammerhead in Bimini, Bahamas.
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Sharks

There are more than 500 species of sharks swimming in the world’s ocean. Yet when...
April 2018

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