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Mysteries of the Mesopelagic

The open ocean - everything except the coast and bottom - is not the same at...

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Hurricane Storm Surge

Storm surge is the most deadly part of a hurricane or tropical storm. Winds can...

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What is Marine Archaeology?

What exactly is marine archaeology? It is the study of past human...

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'Blue Marble' Image of the Earth

'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most...

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Staci DeSchryver, Jason Moeller, and Caitlin Fine participants in NOAA’s Teacher at Sea Program

Staci DeSchryver, Jason Moeller, and Caitlin Fine, during their time in NOAA’s...

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NASA Spots Four Tropical Storms in Atlantic Basin on Sept 8, 2011

This image shows four tropical storm systems in the Atlantic Ocean basin on...

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Primnoid Coral

The branches of a primnoid coral in the genus Calyptrophora provide a habitat for...

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Deep-Sea Corals Worldwide

This map shows where some of the most significant species of deep-sea corals are...

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Launching an ROV

The Arctic is one of the most remote and uncharted areas of the world. With all the...

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New Jelly Species: 'Bathykorus bouilloni'

Many expeditions in the Arctic reveal new species, such as this jellyfish...

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Amphipod Under Arctic Sea Ice

Several species of amphipod like this one, Gammarus wilkitzkii, live permanently...

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Deep-Sea Amphipod

Lanceola clausi, the bull-dog amphipod, another rare deep-water species captured...