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A photo of plastic trash floating in the water, taken from below the surface.
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Marine Debris

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Dr. Erica Miller, of the Louisiana State Wildlife Response Team, cleanses an oil-covered pelican in Plaquemines Parish, LA.
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Cleaning an Oiled Pelican in Louisiana

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A collage of the wildlife found in one cubic foot on the reef near Moorea, French Polynesia.
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One Cubic Foot of Reef

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Walter Adey and the NMNH coral reef tank
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Walter Adey and Coral Reef Tank

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Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C
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Duria Antiquior – A More Ancient Dorset, 1830

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A C-130 Hercules from the Air Force Reserve Command deploys dispersant into the Gulf of Mexico May 5, 2010, as part of the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill response effort.
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Dispersant Deployed From The Air

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Illustration of a giant squid versus a merman.
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Mermen? Sea Monks? Or Giant Squid?

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Swimmers brave the waters in the shadow of a coal-fired power plant. Coal plants like this one emit CO2 into our atmosphere which is warming the planet and altering the chemistry of the ocean.
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Climate Change

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un orbe gelatinoso en el lecho marino
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Descubrimientos en las profundidades marinas de Puerto Rico

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Kelps are large, brown algae that grow along coasts around the world, especially in cooler regions.
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What is a Sea Vegetable?

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After ocean scientists sort deep-sea coral samples into their different types, they measure and photograph the specimens.
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Studying Deep-Sea Corals

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A stingray swims in an Australian marine reserve.
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Shark Cousins: the Skates and Rays

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