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data of sea ice coverage in the Arctic
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Arctic Sea Ice: A New Low?

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Marine Microbes

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Dr. J. Murray Roberts photographed these living polyps from the Mingulay Reef Complex off Scotland in aquaria in 2010.
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Lophelia Pertusa Coral Polyps

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This painting of swarthy buccaneers in the midst of a fierce battle was painted by the prolific American marine painter Frederick J. Waugh, and won the Thomas B. Clarke award in 1910 for the best American figure composition.
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The Buccaneers painting

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A privateer was a seaman with a license from his country's government to attack enemy ships. The government usually got a share of the profits.
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Privateer definition

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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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Sabrina Taylor, a wildlife biologist at Louisiana State University and lead scientist for the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, releases a seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) in the Louisiana marsh.
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Sabrina Taylor Releases a Sparrow

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two images cropped together of women at desks facing each other
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An Irrepressible Wave

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An assortment of microbe illustrations seen by Leeuwenhoek under the microscope.
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Milestones In Marine Microbiology

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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The Methane Circus

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