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Two divers prepare to explore the Lusitania shipwreck in 1935.
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Divers Explore the Lusitania Shipwreck

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Every year as the sun disappears for the winter, the surface waters around Antarctica freeze into a slab of ice 10-feet thick, which effectively doubles the size of the continent.
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Antarctic Pack Ice

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Giant squid have eight arms but use their two long feeding tentacles to seize prey.
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Giant Squid Anatomy

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Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
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Fighting Plastic From Every Angle

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A map of NOAA's 13 marine protected areas
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The Marine Sanctuary: A Safe Harbor for Ocean Life

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A screenshot from the video with a map of sea level rise.
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Watching Rising Seas From Space

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an oiled marsh area with birds
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Oiled Marsh

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a diagram of heat flow in a turtle's flipper
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Counter-current Heat Exchange

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Mantis shrimp have built-in polarized vision to help them see underwater—and maybe even communicate.
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Built-in Underwater Polarized Lenses?

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Students studying climate change pose for a photo at a NOAA facility.
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Gulf Coast Research Lab Delegation

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A vaquita swim in the ocean.
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A History Entwined: Vaquita, Totoaba, Fishermen

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Kako Morita: Bridging Art and Science Through Natural History Illustrations

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