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Chart of magnitude 5 or greater earthquakes from 1970- April 2011
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Graph of magnitude 5 or greater earthquakes from 1970- April 2011

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Arching mangrove roots help keep trunks upright in soft sediments at water’s edge.
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Mangrove Support System

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A sea monster attacks a wooden ship
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Sea Monsters of an Early Atlas

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Snapshots of Hurricane Ike over several days
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Hurricane Ike Dies

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Two octopuses sitting underwater highlight the different textures the animals can take on.
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A Pair of Octopuses

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A sea slug with a rose shell
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Rose Bubble Shell

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Auster gets ready to study fish predators at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Georgia.
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Auster Prepares to Dive

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Collision Course

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Do You Know the Fish You're Eating

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"Surf Fishing In a Golden State"
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Surf Fishing In a Golden State

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This orange boring sponge (Cliona varians) overgrows several coral species at Panama's Smithsonian Tropical Studies Institute.
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Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

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Dive through the zones of the ocean to the deep ocean bottom where many strange species live, and there are many yet to be discovered. Explore them in the Deep Ocean Exploration section.
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What We DON'T Know About the Deep Sea

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