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Coral scientist Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor observed corals like these on her first submarine dive to a deep-sea coral bed off the coast of Hawaii.
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Deep-sea Corals

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a deep sea jellyfish
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The Deep Sea

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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

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A Mesozoic Ocean scene
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Ocean Through Time

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a frond of kelp underwater
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Kelp and Kelp Forests

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Two octopuses sitting underwater highlight the different textures the animals can take on.
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Octopuses and Squids

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A right whale breaches, lifting its huge body out of the water.
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North Atlantic Right Whale

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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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A submersible explores the deep reefs off of Curacao in the Caribbean.
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DROP: The Deep Reef Observation Project

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A harp seal in icy water
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Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses

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Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.
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Corals and Coral Reefs

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A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

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