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An estimated 5 tons of plastic are fed to albatross chicks each year at Midway Atoll.

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What We’re Reading 11/14

November 2016

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A view through a microscope of animals collected on an ARMS.

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ARMS Sample Before Cleaning

November 2017

Researchers can study ocean acidification in the lab by rearing organisms (here, Lophelia deep-sea corals) in seawater with variable pH and measuring if they grow, eat, breathe, reproduce, or develop differently.

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Studying Acidification in the Lab

January 2014