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A photo of zebra mussels clinging together, the mollusks have successfully invaded brackish and freshwater areas across North America.
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Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)

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New deep sea expeditions reveal new species underwater.
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New Jelly Species: 'Bathykorus bouilloni'

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A veined octopus sits inside a vacant bivalve shell, which it uses as a portable shelter, in the Philippines. This is one of the few examples—if not the only example—of tool use in invertebrates.
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Veined Octopus at Anilao Batangas Pier, Philippines

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This male giant squid is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
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Male Giant Squid

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A rendering of an underwater marine scene depicting life ~145-65 million years ago, when rudist clams were the major reef builders.
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Carbonate Reef (Cretaceous Period: 145 - 65 Million Years Ago)

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Screenshot from video with large kelp leaves floating in the ocean.
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A Kelp's Slime

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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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Mysteries of the Mesopelagic

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A screenshot of the launch of the Raven Spirit canoe.
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The Official Canoe Launch

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a fish heart is washed with solution in the lab
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A Beating Fish Heart

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dancers on the floor
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Out of the Blue, an Oceans Dance

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different kinds of deep sea corals
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Aleutian Islands Deep-Sea Corals

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scientists are being lowered onto the ice from the ship
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Ice Divers Prepare to Plunge

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