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A translucent hyperiid on a black background with orange stripes along its head.
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Many Eyes, Many Perspectives: The Astonishing Visual Systems of Hyperiids

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dead coral from disease
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Sickness in the Sea: A Coral Plague Hits Florida

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a squid in blue water
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Quest for the Giant Squid

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a giant squid specimen
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Clyde Roper: Squid Hunter - Eyeball to Eyeball

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A hippopotamus-like creature swims underwater
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Flippers or Feet? An Extinct Mammal May Have Been Replaced By Today's Sea Cows

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Photo of three sea creatures involved in a scientific mystery
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Three Mystery Fish

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Two new species of sea stars were discovered in the deep sea: Paulasterias tyleri (on the left) in a North Pacific hydrothermal vent community, and Paulasterias mcclaini (on the right) in the deep sea off the coast of Antarctica.
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The Discovery of Two Extreme Sea Stars

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Two new species of sea stars were discovered in the deep sea: Paulasterias tyleri (on the left) in a North Pacific hydrothermal vent community, and Paulasterias mcclaini (on the right) in the deep sea off the coast of Antarctica.
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Two New Sea Stars

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Blue whale skull being installed at National Museum of Natural History.
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When Did Today’s Whales Get So Big?

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A screenshot from the video showing a Palauan primitive cave eel.
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Video of the Palauan primitive cave eel (Protanguilla palau)

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A photo of a sea toad specimen.
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A Sub and a Sea Toad

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Smithsonian Scientists Dig a Trench Around a squalodontid Skull
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Expedition to Excavate a Fossil Whale

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