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A satellite image of Hurricane Sandy as it passed over Cuba and Jamaica on October 25, 2012.
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Hurricane Sandy "Frankenstorm" Over Cuba

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The fins of the frogfish are perfect for creeping around in the algae and stalking unsuspecting prey.
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Frogfish Histrio histrio

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When it comes to many of our once-favorite seafoods, there aren't always plenty more fish in the sea. In fact, some studies estimate that up to 90 percent of large predatory fish have disappeared since humans began heavy fishing.
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Be a Picky Eater

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plastic bottles, cans, a yellow hard hat, and other human refuse litters a tropical beach
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Bring Your Own Container to Avoid Trash

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A red and white colored bristle worm swims in the water column.
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A Striped Deep Sea Worm

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A male surfer catching a wave in Hawaii
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Inside the Wave, Makena Beach, Maui

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“It was shaping up to be a bad night dive when my mask broke and I was forced to come up early. The others continued diving and I was becoming a bit bored at the surface when I suddenly spotted some grey reef sharks hunting in the light of our ship. I to
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Grey Reef Shark, West New Britain, Father Reefs, Papua New Guinea

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A summertime channel carries melted ice to the sea. Antarctica and Greenland lose around 350 billion tons of ice each year from such melting.
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Ice Melt at the Poles

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This colony of <em>Rosacea</em> may look like a single jellyfish, but it is actually a large group of smaller siphonophores clustered and living together.
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Jellyfish, or Siphonophore Colony?

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This male giant squid is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
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Male Giant Squid

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A photo of a swimming Protanguilla palau, the newly discovered genus and species of eel
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Palauan primitive cave eel (Protanguilla palau), a 'living fossil'

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A blue-ringed octopus
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A Beautiful and Deadly Octopus

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