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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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A zoomed in photograph of dyed animal cells.
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Meet Microsporidia, a Marine Microbe Related to Mushrooms

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Walruses use sea ice as platforms on which to nurse their young and launch their dives.
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Walrus: An Arctic Mammal in Peril?

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A humpback whale breaching.
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Bacteria on Whale Skin Tell a Tale of Health and Sickness

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Two Southern Resident killer whales.
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When Killer Whales Hunt the King of Salmon

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A manatee swims in Crystal River, Florida.
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From Mermaids to Manatees: the Myth and the Reality

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Deep-Sea Submersibles

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A wildlife biologist surveys oiled algae
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Breaking Down the Myths and Misconceptions About the Gulf Oil Spill

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dead coral from disease
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Sickness in the Sea: A Coral Plague Hits Florida

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a flounder blends into the sandy seafloor
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Fish Fins that can Taste

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A view of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as seen from a NOAA research aircraft, June 2010.
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Discoveries Abound During Oil Spill Research

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