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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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Coal plant

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Fossils of teeth from Giant Megatooth Shark
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Megalodon Teeth

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A Smithsonian specimen helped identify a new family of deep sea squid with long spindly legs.
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Bigfin Squid

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The long barbel on the chin of this dragonfish has a glowing tip that may attract prey.
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Scaly Dragonfish

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Henry the Fish is made completely out of colorful plastic that washed up on Oregon beaches.
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Henry the Giant Fish

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The head of a turtle-headed sea snake.
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A Turtle or a Sea Snake?

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Photo of sockeye salmon spawning.
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Sockeye Salmon, Adams River, British Columbia, Canada

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Scientists discovered this 1.5-m (5-ft) tall yellow bamboo coral in 2007 off the coast of Hawaii in 1,459 m (4,787 ft) of water.
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New Bamboo Coral Discovery

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: Black corals often resemble bushes or trees. Their living tissue can be one of several colors. It’s the skeleton that is black.
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Black Corals

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This black coral is more than 4,200 years old. Named for the color of their skeletons, black corals come in many colors.
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How old is black coral?

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Scientists recently discovered the Christmas tree coral (Antipathes dendrochristos) off the southern California coast.
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New Christmas Tree Coral

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Sunset at Ecola State Park, Near Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA
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Sunset at Ecola State Park, Near Cannon Beach, Ore., USA

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