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A brown and white dragon moray eel with its mouth open.
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Surprising Results Upon Reexamining the Curious Jaw of the Moray Eel

In morphology there is no such thing as insignificant detail; each observation,...
September 2019
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A Kelp's Slime

Kelp provide a home for microbes to grow on—they're the reason kelp are so slimy....
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 15:55
Screenshot from video with researchers on a ship collecting water.
video

Working in the Dark

Most of the viruses in the ocean are unknown, but scientists are working to fix...
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 15:42
Screenshot from video showing hands of researcher wearing gloves and pipetting.
video

A Microbial World

We live in a microbial world. The ocean is home to innumerable microbes, so many...
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 15:23
Fish swim underwater amidst mangrove roots at Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Article

On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018
A photo of Oceana's ice class research vessel, the Hanse Explorer, on the Baltic Sea.
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Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea

In the spring of 2011, a research crew from Oceana spent two months in the...
Wed, 10/12/2011 - 16:56
A spiraled diatom with spines.
slideshow

The Ocean Under the Microscope: Images from Nikon Small World

The ocean is so big that it can be easy to forget the microscopic beauty of the...
Wed, 04/30/2014 - 10:34
A team of scientists explore the Arctic ocean.
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Under Arctic Ice

Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...
Tue, 01/04/2011 - 14:48
a siphonophore
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Encounters with Bioluminescent Creatures

Scientists describe the amazing bioluminescent creatures they encounter as they...
Thu, 04/29/2010 - 10:23
Screenshot from video about ocean acidification showing a pteropod animal.
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Ocean Acidification with Dr. Francisco Chavez

Dr. Francisco Chavez of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute estimates that...
Tue, 09/02/2014 - 08:12
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video

Scientists Discuss their Submersible Experience

Scientists talk about the experience of exploring the ocean in this excerpt from...
Tue, 12/15/2009 - 17:00
Screenshot from video of an aerial view of the ocean drilling vessel Chikyu.
video

The Ocean Drilling Vessel Chikyu

The Chikyu allows scientists to gather and study data about seafloor sediments as...
Tue, 12/08/2009 - 21:57

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