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A screenshot from the video showing red and white tube worms.
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Hydrothermal Vent Creatures

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A variety of corals cling to Manning Seamount, just off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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Seamounts, A Deep-Sea Habitat

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An aerial view of the Hawaii's shore with lava flowing into the ocean from Kilauea volcano.
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Island Ecosystem Transformation via Lava

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It is estimated that the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan was 1,000 times more powerful than the quake that struck Haiti in 2010. Watch as Smithsonian geologist Dr. Liz Cottrell explains this and more about the major earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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Understanding the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

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Submarine Volcanoes and Hydrothermal Vents

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an underwater volcanic eruption
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Submarine Volcanoes Erupting

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Corals in the Juan de Fuca Canyon and the Davidson Seamount

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Red hot magma and ash erupt from an underwater volcano.
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An Underwater Volcanic Eruption

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Superheated magma slowly leaks from a crack in the seafloor.
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Superheated Magma Underwater

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Deep Sea Dive

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Down below where the sunlight cannot penetrate, the ocean is a dark, cold and alien landscape. Can life really exist in such an extreme environment? NOAA Ocean Today Every Full Moon takes a look at the bizarre and remarkable creatures that persist in the d
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Creep into the Deep

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“In 2010, I became the first photographic artist to ever photograph lava from inside the surf. I waited five years for the conditions to be perfect for this type of shot. First, the lava had to cross the beach where most of the coast is a rugged cliff. T
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Lava Wave, Kalapana, Hawaii, USA

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