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Tiny jellies in a petri dish.
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Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Students Work on Channel Island Map Project
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Back to School, Ocean Portal Style

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dead coral from disease
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Sickness in the Sea: A Coral Plague Hits Florida

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A bright red sea anemone clings to rocks underwater.
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Blue on the Big Screen

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As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and collecting specimens of plants, which he carefully pressed between the pages of books to be studied by the “ingenious” and “curious” upon his return to England. As Dampier conducted his investigations, his artist made detailed sketches like these.
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Discoveries in Australia and New Guinea

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Great White Sharks breach to hunt -- with split-second timing they grab their prey in one swift snatch. Follow the whole breaching action in this slideshow.
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Great White Shark

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An oceanic whitetip shark swims near a biologist in the Bahamas.
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Spectacular Shark Pictures

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Revealing the Family Ties of Cusk-Eels

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A wave curls near the shore.
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American Spaces

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Arrow crabs are small, spider-like crabs that live on coral reefs.(CLICK IMAGE TO OPEN SLIDESHOW WITH MORE WINNING PHOTOS FROM THE CONTEST)
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Selections from the Brian Skerry Flickr Contest WInners

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Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones

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“Upon returning from the reef after a night dive, I swam toward a bright reflection and came eye-to-eye with this beautiful, curious squid.” -- Nature's Best photographer Charles Viggers.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Nikon D700; 105mm ƒ/2.8 lens
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Stunning Squid Pictures

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