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Microbial Life on a Grain of Sand

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A screenshot from the video "Women in Oceanography" showing a woman standing on a research vessel.
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Women in Oceanography

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Coral reefs provide food for swarms of fish, both large and small.
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Coral Reef in the Florida Keys

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The ultra-black Pacific blackdragon forms a circular shape with its body.
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The Ultra-Black Pacific Blackdragon

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Rhabdosoma’s uncommon eye arrangement allows the animal to see 360 degrees.
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360-Degree Eyesight

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On coral reefs fish are important links in the food chain that sustains higher-order predators (including humans) and keeps everything in balance.
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Black Axil Chromis on a Coral Reef

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This tentacle was left behind by the first giant squid caught on film.
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Squid Tentacle

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A southern African frilled shark
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A Toothy Grin

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Antarctica is almost entirely covered by ice sheets up to two miles (3 km) thick, which contain roughly 70% of the world’s freshwater.
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Ross Sea Ice Shelf

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Carrie Bow Cay field station sits in the blue and turquoise waters of Belize.
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Tracking volcanic rock to the shores of Belize

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A dark sky with each stage of the solar eclipse above neon signs.
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How Marine Life Responds When the Sky Goes Dark

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