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Tiny Ciliate

This Blepharisma japonicum is a single-celled protist called a ciliate, a...

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Hope & Despair for the North Atlantic Right Whale Population

Late one afternoon in February 2019, Melanie White and the other members of a...

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Cyanobacteria

This blue-green microbe called a cyanobacterium was likely the first photosynthetic...

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REMUS the Robot

The REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is equipped with many sensors,...

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Five Methods for Tracking the Ocean's Motion

From the time of Aristotle until the European Renaissance, a roughly 1,000-year...

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An App Helps Scientists Combat Illegal Fish Trade

Relationships often begin with the locking of eyes. For Yvonne Sadovy, it was a...

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Hot, Cold, Fresh, Salty

An observer on the seashore may make the mistake of thinking that all ocean...

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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...

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Mapping Out What’s Next for the Marshall Islands

For residents of the Marshall Islands, a system of over a thousand islands found on...

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Thin and Narrow

Roadways bridge the many small islands that make up the Majuro atoll. ...

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Bird's Eye of Majuro

A drone surveys the Majuro atoll from above. ...

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A New Ocean Zone Described with the Help of a Submersible

Beneath vibrant coral reefs, but above the lightless depths of the sea, lies the...