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Drifters, Dye, and Drones: How can you follow 3.19 million barrels of spilled oil? Researchers with GoMRI's CARTHE project have set out drifters—big and small—that relay their GPS locations every five minutes. These data can help scientists understand
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Drifters, Dye, and Drones

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Marsh Erosion Sped Up: One of the worst places for oil to end up after a spill is in marshes, where it can kill grass and cause erosion. But how much damage does it do, how far inland does it reach, and how long does the damage last? Pictured here is oiled
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Marsh Erosion After An Oil Spill

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Methane-eating bacteria (also called methanotrophs) helped clean up the Gulf oil spill, such as Methylococcus capsulatus shown here.
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Oil Spill Methanotroph

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Dr. J. Murray Roberts photographed these living polyps from the Mingulay Reef Complex off Scotland in aquaria in 2010.
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Lophelia Pertusa Coral Polyps

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A map of of the Caribbean, featuring the island of Curaçao.
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Curaçao

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Unlike the other six species of marine turtle, the Australian flatback (Natator depressus) has a very limited distribution, found only from northern Australia to Papua New Guinea/Indonesia and it only breeds in Australia. Flatback turtles tend to spend mos
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Flatback Sea Turtle

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“Once in a while, manta rays appear in great numbers in a small bay in the Baa Atoll. The concentration of plankton must be very high in this particular bay, because up to 200 manta rays have been seen here at one time. It can be difficult to capture a n
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Manta Rays, Baa Atoll, Hanifaru Bay, Maldives

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A translucent arctic comb jelly.
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Arctic Comb Jelly

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A big-bellied seahorse
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A Foot-Long Seahorse

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Seabirds on a rocky outcrop.
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A Gathering of Seabirds and Seals

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Students in marine life costumes pose in an aquarium.
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Mystic Aquarium Delegation

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An amphipod within Arctic sea ice.
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Amphipod Under Arctic Sea Ice

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