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Two small, translucent hyperiids with very large eyes.
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Paraphromina

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An albatross caught on a fishing line.
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Accidental Catch

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Seven of the newly discovered Starksia blennies, small fish with elongated bodies
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Seven New Fish Discovered

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A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

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Olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) are the smallest marine turtle, living in warm waters close to shore as adults. Female olive ridleys take part in mass nestings that can involve 150,000 individual turtles crawling up a beach at night to find a
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Olive Ridley Turtle

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Rusticles on the HMS Titanic cover the hanging stern.
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Bacteria Live in the Titanic Wreck

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The Smithsonian's Dr. Carole Baldwin uses a wall diagram that shows genetic lineages among Starksia blennies (a type of reef fish) to explain how the seven new species differ from previously known species.
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Wall Chart of New Fish Species

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“Leatherback turtles are critically endangered, and this young hatchling is a symbol of hope for their future.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Jason Bradley.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D2X; 12-24mm lens; 1/100 sec at ƒ/5.6.
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Leatherback Sea Turtle, Playa Grande, Costa Rica

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Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
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Marine Plastics

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A great white shark in the waters of the coast of Guadelupe, Mexico.
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The results are in...

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A thin layer of oil on the water's surface, reflecting rainbow colors
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Milestones

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King scallop in Lamlash Bay reserve
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A lesson learned twice: The Story of Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas

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