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A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) recovers a volcano monitor from an underwater observatory.
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ROV Recovers Volcano Monitor

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This lizardfish rests on the bottom, waiting to snatch prey.
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Deepsea Lizardfish

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The long barbel on the chin of this dragonfish has a glowing tip that may attract prey.
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Scaly Dragonfish

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Sea Turtle
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Green Sea Turtle

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An environmental chemist collects samples of oil in the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The resulting chemical “fingerprint” of the oil will help determine the origin of other samples.
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Oil Samples in the Gulf

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Blackbeard may have been the most notorious pirate of all. Fierce and ferocious-looking, he stood 6’4” tall and had wild eyes and an explosive temper. To add to the effect, he tucked slow-burning cannon fuses under his hat.
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Portrait of Blackbeard

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a close up view of the treads on a car tire
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Check the Pressure

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The “Dumbo Octopod” swims by moving its fins, pulsing its webbed arms, or pushing water through its funnel for jet propulsion.
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Grimpoteuthis, The Dumbo Octopus

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Pelicans gather at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Pelicans Perch on Oil Booms

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red worms penetrate holes in bone
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Zombie Worms Eating Whale Bone

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A deep red jellyfish, Crossota norvegica, floats in the water.
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Deep-Red Jellyfish

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J. Murray Roberts studies and maps the cold-water corals known as Lophelia in the North Atlantic.
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J. Murray Roberts, Coral Scientist

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