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A clear tomoptorid with many leg-like parapodia photographed on a black background.
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Tech Imitates Life: Sneaky Sea Worm Inspires Soft Robots

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The Eastern cleaner clingfish cleans parasites off of larger fish.
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The Eastern Cleaner Clingfish

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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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Small red hyperiid.
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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

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a magnified image of a diatom
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Diatom

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These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Location of Smithsonian Field Stations

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he pineapplefish has glowing organs that can be used to find prey at night.
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I Found the Pineapple!

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Students studying the ocean and climate change pose against a wall.
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Oregon Coast Aquarium Delegation

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“In the upper left of this image I can visualize the profile of Pele, the fire goddess of Hawaiian folklore, as if she is whispering to the sea.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Peter Lik.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III; 5
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Kilauea Volcano, Kalapana, Hawaii, USA

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a sunken propeller becomes overtaken by a reef with two scuba diver in the background
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When Wrecks Become Reefs

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Fish swim around the wreck of the HMT Bedfordshire, an Arctic fishing trawler that was converted into an anti-submarine warship during World War II, and sunk off the coast of North Carolina.
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Underwater WWII Wrecks – Pollution or Cultural Heritage?

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A shortfin mako glides through the waters off the coast of California.
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The State of Sharks, 40 Years After Jaws

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